self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
matter of time; question of time
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
promotion; raising of status
surname; family name; last name
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
confidential; secret; classified
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
legal office; law office; legal department
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to be free; to be available
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
item; commodity; list of articles
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
comparatively high; fairly expensive
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
made in Japan; Japanese-made
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
treatment; service; handling; management
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese