unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
same generation; one's generation
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
homecoming; return to one's home
to complete decisively; to do to completion
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to blame; to find fault with
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
very loud volume; megavolume
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile