discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
domestic affairs; internal administration
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
really; truly; indeed; good grief
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
in the meanwhile; during the time
control; management (e.g. of a business)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument