post; official position; managerial position; executive position
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
permanent; perpetual; lasting
establishment; settlement
life and death; life or death
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
the ways of the world; human nature
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
vitality; (one's) life force
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
release; emission; ejection
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to have a trade; to have a vocation
rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
police; police officer; police station