acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to rock; to shake; to swing
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
line; queue; procession; matrix
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
resignation; acceptance; consolation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be transparent; to show through
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
retention; maintenance; preservation
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne