corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
work; business; company; study
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
every year; yearly; annually
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
distant place; faraway location; far away
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
... years old; age (of) ...
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
March; third month of the lunar calendar
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
branch office; branch store
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
finding employment; getting a job
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
feces; excrement; number two
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to tower over the surroundings
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive