tabletop game; table game
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
solitude; loneliness; isolation
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
interference; meddling; butting in
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
heir; inheritor; successor
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
start of a romance; beginning of love
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
the lower classes; the common people
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
close; intimate; on good terms
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
joint together; opposite; facing
clerical desk; office desk
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of