life and death; life or death
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
acting ability; talent as a performer
private affairs; personal matter
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
job hunting; job searching
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
viewer; (television) audience
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
weekly publication; weekly magazine
related to; in relation to
at a young age; while still young
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling