beginning; outset; first; onset
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
results; record; grades; marks
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to faint; to be exhausted
to soak into; to permeate
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to forget to say; to forget to mention
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
manly; masculine; like a man
good impression; favorable impression
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind