quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
home area; home town; local
sympathy; compassion; pity
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
university graduate; having graduated from university
not necessarily so; is not always true
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
comic books; comics; comic; comical
new book; new publication
spell; charm; incantation; magic word