operation; functioning; running
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
absence; disregard; indifference
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to telephone; to make a phone call
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(not) a single person; (no) one
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
the way one works; one's working manner
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
compassionate; sympathetic
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
adherent; devotee; believer
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
natural virtue; personal virtue
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
mobilization; mobilisation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation