local government employee; local civil servant
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
income; receipts; revenue
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
the same generation; coeval
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
reduction by half; halving
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
nature; property; disposition
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
maximum permissible level or dosage
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
river; stream; River; the ... river
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)