job; work; duties; trade; skill
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
going through; going via; going by way of
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
milk delivery; milkman; milk deliverer
holding two or more positions concurrently
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal