endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
position; job; employment; opening
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
shop; small store; business; firm
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
choosing between two things; two choices
to thrust before; to thrust at
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once