I appreciate your efforts
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
large serving; large portion
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
administrator; director; commissioner
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
duty; function; office; mission; task
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
several years; a few years
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)