prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
failure; mistake; blunder
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
family column (newspaper)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
molester; groper; masher; pervert
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
development (of film); photographic processing
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
company director; board member
company president; manager; director
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
considerably; fairly; quite
bribe; sweetener; douceur
bank; banking institution
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
newspaper reporter; print journalist
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants