one's post; place of work; workplace
battlefield; battleground
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
at work; in the midst of work; working
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
this and that; one thing or another
news; word; tidings; omen
be on your guard!; take care!
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
registration; accession; register; entry; record
outside of; not covered by
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
slightly heavy; a little heavy
dealing with; coping with
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
police; police officer; police station
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground