gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
to make oneself available (free)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
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
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
confusion; mixing; merger
while being out of the office or away from home
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
after a long time; for the first time in a while
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)