dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
remembrance; recollection; recognition
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
(not so) much; (not) very
body; physical system; (the) person
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to annoy; to cause trouble
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
true character; true heart; true spirit
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
heart; guts; nerve; central part
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
twice; again; second time
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
way out; means to escape; escape route
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)