personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
murder; killing; murderer
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
settlement; payment of account
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
counter for choices, options, etc.
point card; loyalty card; reward card
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
understood; I see; OK; present; here
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase