overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
powerful official; powerful office; influential position; holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
locational advantage; advantageous position
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to listen to in an ecstasy
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to lie down; to throw oneself down
little by little; step by step
right in the center (centre)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
factorization; factorisation
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air