intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
government worker; public servant; civil servant
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
festival; feast; carnival
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to throw away; to abandon
folding book; folded sections of a book
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
companion; company; tritagonist