office hours; business hours; working hours
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to keep in mind; to memorize
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
remaining silent; keeping secret
things at hand; personal belongings
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to put someone to work; to make someone work
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
valuable article; valuables
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
review; reconsideration; revision