to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
recently; lately; these days
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
choices; alternatives; options
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
senior high school student
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome