wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
penetration; permeation; transmission
nothing but; except; no more than
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to pour forth; to spill out
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
indictment; prosecution; complaint
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
business slump; slowdown in business activity
to worry about; to be vexed
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
reshuffling; job rotation
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
military clique; military party
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure