treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be surprised; to be astonished
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
interior design; interior; upholstery
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness