serious; not joking; straight
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pleasant feeling; good vibes
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
any more; any further; any better; any longer
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
book; volume; this; present; main; head
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
results; record; grades; marks
home area; home town; local
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)