normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
2nd day of the month; two days
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
decennial; recurring every ten years
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
way; method; means; resource; course
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
custom; habit; customary practice
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
determination; resolution
desperation; struggle to the death
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating