without permission; without notice
exemption from responsibility; disclaimer
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
postwar period; period after Second World War
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
imprudent (misguided) fellow