sales battle; business competition
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
impossible; unlikely; improbable
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be reminded of; to call to mind
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be silent; to say nothing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
second (unit of time); arc second
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction