working for a company; being employed by a company
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
position; location; base; point; site
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
in one's own way or style
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
failure; mistake; blunder
to repeat; to do something over again
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
songwriting (words and music)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
adoration; admiration; devotion
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
musical composition; tune
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
death growl; death metal vocals