job; work; duties; trade; skill
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
on and after; from ... onward; since
schedule; program; calendar
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to make an appearance; to show up
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to collect; to assemble; to gather
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
calm; composed; leisurely
to walk away; to walk off
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean