government office; agency; board
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
late at night; at a late hour
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
stepping back; drawing back
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
existence; possession; having; limited company
difficult to ...; hard to ...
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
coherence; order; focus; point
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
late at night; small hours of the morning
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)