to look the other way; to hush up a problem
milling; grinding into flour
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
old hag; old woman; old bat
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
factory manager; works manager
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
clearing one's throat; cough
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rikka; formal style of ikebana
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer