lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
outside telephone line; outer circle
button (clothing); push-button
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
what time; (lit.) which hour
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
baseball player; ballplayer
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
company; corporation; workplace
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to state; to express; to mention
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
store name; shop name; restaurant name
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations