gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
match; game; bout; contest
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
possible; likely; probable
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
everything one does; whatever one does
reopening; resumption; restarting
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
while alive; during one's lifetime
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
development; exploitation