to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
suitable or moderate temperature
imagination; supposition; guess
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
return to work; going back to work
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
office romance; office love affair
general affairs department (e.g. in a company); operations department
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at work; in the midst of work; working
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(short) rest; breather; break