late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
organizational capability; organisational capability
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
killing time; staving off boredom
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
like this; in this way; as you see
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly