returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
bacterium; bacteria; germ
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
outside telephone line; outer circle
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to go out and away; to leave
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
still; as yet; as it has been
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
family; members of a family
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free