university (college) professor
a few years ago; some years back
living by oneself; living alone
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
in this manner; in this way; like this
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
professor; teaching; instruction
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with