serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
messenger; envoy; emissary
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
newly appointed; inaugural
dismissal; discharge; (arch.) beheading; (arch.) decapitation
institute of technology; technological university; technical university; engineering college
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
article to be delivered; present
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
educator; teacher; educationalist
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide