dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
conviction; belief; confidence
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
little by little; bit by bit
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)