(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
at once; immediately; right now
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
drinking party; get-together
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to move forward; to move on
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
supporting role (actor); minor role
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to beat to death; to kill
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when