fast-talking; rapid talking
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
central government office; head office; this office
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
staff identity card; employee ID card
directly opposite; right in front
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to talk; to chat; to chatter
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
underground train; subway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
general manager; director-general
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
presumption; assumption; estimation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown