there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
question; inquiry; enquiry
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
living by oneself; living alone
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to make a speech; to address
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
government worker; public servant; civil servant