holding two or more positions concurrently
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to live; to reside; to inhabit
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to remove; to move out of the way
to pile up; to accumulate
gray or silver haired (grey)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
(another's) daughter; young lady
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
Mollis (Switzerland); Morris (Canada); Maurice; Morice; Moris; Morrice
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
to translate; to interpret
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to fit (inside something)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)