pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
finding employment; getting a job
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
memory; ability to remember
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
great cause; moral law; justice
phantom; vision; illusion
light; faint; pale; fleeting
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach