staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
24 hours; twenty-four hours
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
about when; about what time; how soon
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
person of common sense; common sense man
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to graduate from a university
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to come face to face (with)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
talking while standing; standing around talking
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to degenerate; to lapse into
boiled and half-dried bonito
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
covert action; covert operations
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
sense of smell; olfaction
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
that is to say; so that means