absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
though; notwithstanding; although
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
meanwhile; in the meantime
great hurry; great haste; rush
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
new building; annexe; annex
to be needed; to be wanted
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person