heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
full dress; formal dress; uniform
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
phone duty; being on call
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
and (also); both ... and; as well as
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere