to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
preparation; arrangements
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
already; now; no longer; not any more
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
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)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
you (plural); all of you; you all
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
long talk; long-winded speech
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news