tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to make oneself understood (in some language); to be able to relieve oneself
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
to change one's residence
age relationship; luck attending age
document case; letter tray
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to lead; to direct; to take command
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
meritocracy; merit system
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out