outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be worried; to be troubled
(not) so much; (not) that much
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in a day; in a brief space of time
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to close (one's eyes); to shut
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
reigning; controlling; dictating