value; worth; virtue; blessing
president and chief executive officer
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
corporate drone; corporate slave
wages; pay; rental payment
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
indispensable; essential; necessary
ninth day of the month; nine days
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
somewhere to go; place to go
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
yearned for; longed for; missed