custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be too numerous; to be too much
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how much; how many; to what extent
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
platform; home; home base; home plate
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
shopping; purchased goods
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
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
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule