day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
one-by-one; separately; in detail
cabinet (of a government); ministry
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
case worker; case officer
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
incineration; destroy by fire
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)