tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
tossing and turning while asleep
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
in good health; alive and well; going strong
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
one's post; place of work; workplace
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
Nagano (city, prefecture)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
government worker; public servant; civil servant
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
manly; masculine; like a man
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
belief; faith; conviction
motherland; fatherland; native country
private person; individual
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
idealistic thought (argument)
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body