late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
organizational capability; organisational capability
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
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
like this; in this way; as you see
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor