first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
forced laugh; forced smile
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
company president; manager; director
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
later on; eventually; afterwards
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
all night; throughout the night
to get between; to be caught in
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
cruelty; hard-heartedness
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)