livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
rare (or peculiar) animal
whole nation; whole land; whole country
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
elementary and middle schools
home-schooling; studying at home
to become clear; to be made public
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
indirection; indirectness
to see; to look; to watch
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
short distance; short range; short-haul
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
period of youth; while young
to be discouraged; to shrink from
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
valuable article; valuables
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face