pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to accept; to receive; to agree
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to be able to manage somehow or other
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be consistent; to be coherent
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
power; authority; jurisdiction
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
governance (esp. corporate)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to be found; to be discovered
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
several years; a few years
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
near; nearby; not far off
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note