trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
23rd day of the month; 23 days
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
the times; the world; society
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow