supply; supplying; replenishment
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
emotional strength; force of will
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
section manager; section chief
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to happen to hear; to overhear
to comfort; to console; to amuse
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to be transparent; to show through
memories; recollections; reminiscence
comparing heights; comparison of statures
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron