finding employment; getting a job
female friend; woman friend
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
care; precaution; guarding; caution
unrequited love; one-sided love
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
lamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
hello; good day; good afternoon
successively; one after another
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml