to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
"it was all a dream"-ending
junior high school student; middle school pupil
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to take up one's residence
religious organization; religious organisation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
living; lifestyle; living room
opposite side; other side; other party
employment position or rank
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
written notification; notification (written)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
bolt from the blue; great surprise
serious; severe; grave; acute
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
notice; notification; report; posting
in the meanwhile; during the time
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
large amount of money; great cost
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge