superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
automatic car; car with automatic transmission
police; police officer; police station
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness