to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
number of times; frequency; count
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to hold a small dinner party
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
whispering; murmuring; subdued
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
condensation; formation of dew
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
living thing; organism; creature; biology
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...