hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
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
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
back seat (of a car); rear seat
window; window (shop display)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to order; to command; to appoint
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
don't you think?; indicates question
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
board chairman; managing director; chief director
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise