what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(in) the air; midair; sky
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
although there are many of them
the ways of the world; human nature
but; however; even though; even if
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
the same as always; day after day
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
person killed in action; the war dead
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
accounting; administration (of money)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
every year; yearly; annually
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
office work; desk work; indoor work
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda