turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
this occasion; at this time; now
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to arrive; to come to pass
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
business; work; operations; service; duties
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
about here; in this neighborhood
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
age thirty; one's thirties
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to suppress one's emotions
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)