staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to finish reading; to read through
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
victim; injured party; sufferer
semi-transparent; translucent
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
chance (of success); odds
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
sunlight filtering through trees
to appease; to suppress; to calm
at a loss for words; stumped for words
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other