environment; circumstance
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to have one's name entered (in a list)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to slide into; to slip into
bus terminal; bus station
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
to examine someone's expression
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to say; to be called; to do
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness