spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
highest grade; superlative degree
absorption; suction; attraction
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to knock down; to send flying
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to be sacked; to be dismissed
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to set (sun); to become dark
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
secretariat; executive office
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
document; official papers
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
so; to such an extent; such
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush