deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
honorific/polite/humble prefix
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
performance of one's official duties
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
official business; public business
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
being very busy; busyness
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
recuperation; medical treatment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to grimace; to make a wry face
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
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.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
stirring; rousing oneself
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful