to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
as a child; when one was a child
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
ingrained habit; second nature
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
smoking car; smoking carriage
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to employ; to hire; to charter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat