quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
official divorce registration papers
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to quit one's job; to resign
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
answering machine; answer phone
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
very rich person; the super rich
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick