married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
two persons; two people; pair; couple
several people; a few people
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
delay; putting off; procrastination
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
training (esp. in-service); induction course
arrest; apprehension; capture
after that; afterwards; thereafter
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
patience; endurance; perseverance
to comfort; to console; to amuse
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
board chairman; managing director; chief director
power; authority; jurisdiction
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid