restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
associate editor; deputy editor
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
group of companies; combine
overseas assignment; overseas posting
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
orphanage; children's home; foster home
area of holiday homes; area of villas
household; home; family; housekeeping
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
person who has committed suicide
press; print shop; printing office
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
random; unintentional; unintended