accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
just the other day; quite recently
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
section manager; section chief
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan