esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
conversely; on the contrary
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
on the way home from work
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
being circumscribed by one's own words and actions
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
black lustre; black luster
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage