to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
tank truck; tanker truck; tanker
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
finding employment; getting a job
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
voice quality; type of voice
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
human rights; civil liberties
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
yearned for; longed for; missed
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know