office romance; office love affair
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
to make (a person) pay for (something)
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
big corporation; major firm; leading company
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
new building; new construction
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to fight to the bitter end