to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
I shouldn't say this, but
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
schedule; program; calendar
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
third-year student; third-year pupil
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the other day; a few days ago
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
self-; from (a time or place)
the dark side; the seamy side
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
around the world; throughout the world
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation