exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
occupation; calling; livelihood
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
self-defense; self-defence
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to play a leading role; to play a central part
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
no matter how much time passes
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(necessary) personnel; required person
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
absence; disregard; indifference
automatic; intransitive verb
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
leaving everything up to someone else
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
besides; in addition; also; moreover
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake