harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
seeming very ...; just like ...
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
plump; chubby; voluptuous
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to become bright; to become clear
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to subsist; to keep on living
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned