post; official position; managerial position; executive position
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
the other day; lately; recently
to amuse oneself; to make merry
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
reinforcement; strengthening
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
here and there; in places
corrugated sheet; corrugated plate
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
difference; variation; difference
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
that is to say; so that means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter