the staff; inside the department
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
moving; touching; stirring
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
sovereign; emperor; monarch
the place for; the time for; the level of
to assemble; to set up; to construct
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
parting; separation; farewell
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m