adulterous love affair with someone at work
kindergarten graduation ceremony
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
highball; whisky and soda
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
splendid horse; promoted bishop
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
clearing one's throat; cough
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
returning tit for tat; retaliating
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to call out; to ask someone to come
how; in what way; in what manner
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
exactly as stated; verbatim
the matter you have been talking about
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme