clerk; office worker; office staff
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
utmost limits; extremity; limit
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
Nakahara Chuuya (1907-1937)
river; stream; River; the ... river
pleased to make your acquaintance
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
extracurricular activities
public telephone; pay phone
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
company president; manager; director
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means