now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
place where one works; construction site; working area
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
several sheets (flat objects)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
in this manner; in this way; like this
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
application; request; petition
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
as if it were about oneself
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
praise; extolment; extollment
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
in name only; titular; nominal
handsome man; actor in a love scene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta