explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
choices; alternatives; options
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
adds force or indicates command
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
until now; so far; up to the present
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess