deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
application; request; petition
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
do not pursue those who leave you
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
different opinion; objection
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
making one's best exertions
to take (be in) charge of
to take over; to hand over
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
with a start; with a jump
letter; missive; note; mail
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
carefree; free from worry
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)