at work; in the midst of work; working
incident; affair; happening; event
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
daily allowance; daily wages
just because; even if; even though
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
educational institution; school; academy; campus
not necessarily so; is not always true
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
such; like that; that sort of; very
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
main cause; primary factor
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
naturally; of course; understandably
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
explanation; interpretation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks