office (usu. for construction, maintenance, services, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to miss someone; to miss something; to feel lonely
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(someone else's) child; child; kid
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
complicated and mysterious
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
one by one; in detail; minutely
special radio or television programme; television special
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
extensive; vast range; wide scope
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation