extended leave; long vacation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
distant place; faraway location; far away
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to have a talk; to tell a story
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that is to say; so that means
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
I see; that's right; indeed
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
such; like that; that sort of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)