person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
sympathy; empathy; response
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
society; the world; the times
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to express (in words); to confess
counter for books; volume
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up