abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
absence from work without permission
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
as a child; when one was a child
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
the way one works; one's working manner
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
cooperation; collaboration
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
parts; accessories; components
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it