talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
high class; esteemed; cherished
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
distrust; unjust suspicion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake