normal duties; (one's) regular work
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
alone; by oneself; on one's own
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
family; members of a family
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
first instance; first trial
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)