company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
interval; break; pause; spare moment
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
surroundings; environs; circumference
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
last week; the week before
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
reshuffling; job rotation
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)