not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(necessary) personnel; required person
greeting; a fine thing to say
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
(punishment by) striking with fists
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
anecdote; brief (comic) story
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier