notes; comment; remark; annotation
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
very loud volume; megavolume
no, not like that (but like this)
obstruction of business; interference with business
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
blur; blurred; indistinct
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to get hungry; to become hungry
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
introductory text; introductory essay
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
singing voice; (sound of) singing
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder