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 scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; 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 (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
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; on one's own accord
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
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 (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
holding two or more positions concurrently
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; 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