estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to get back together (with a former partner)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
postcard; memo; note; card
releasing on parole; conditional release
several years; a few years
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
inside; interior; inner part
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
story; tale; talk; discussion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sleeping pill; sleep medication
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
to commit a crime; to commit a sin