nature; property; disposition
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
competent; suitable; qualified
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
karoshi; death from overwork
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
wholesale arrest; round-up
in the morning; during the morning
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
smoking area; smoking corner
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
comparatively; relatively
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
locker room; changing room; dressing room
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature