aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
narrow margin; slim margin
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; soft and slippery
going one's own way (without caring about what others think); laid-back lifestyle
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
company president; manager; director
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
somehow; for some reason or other
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
charcoal; charred remains
God only knows what may happen
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory