mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
sweet and sour; bittersweet
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
graduation ceremony; commencement
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
leaving work; clocking out
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation