to have a long life; to live a long time
preparations for a journey
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
financial difficulty; distress
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
scattered; separated; dispersed
critical (condition); serious
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to head home; to leave for home
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
the same as always; day after day
dear me; I mean; or rather
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
index; indices; indicator
fast asleep; dead to the world
soroban bead with value one
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing