godsend; gift from providence
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
all night; throughout the night
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
short trip; brief journey; excursion
Aomori (city, prefecture)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
supplementary examination
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
moment by moment; hour by hour