taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
all present; all concerned; all of us
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness