to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
in the morning; during the morning
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to increase; to add to; to augment
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to become desperate; to give way to despair
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
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prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
bento; Japanese box lunch
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other