gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
person who has rendered distinguished service
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
business; work; operations; service; duties
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
stabbing to death; putting out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
way; method; means; resource; course
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
subsidy; grant; subvention