innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to put into effect; to put into practice
the staff; inside the department
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
(distinction of) sex; gender
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
occupation; calling; livelihood
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
pride; dignity; self-worth
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
valuable article; valuables
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
long time; long interval; for quite some time
living together; communal life; cohabitation
distant place; faraway location; far away
once and for all; completely; spotlessly