on duty; at work; while working
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
vase; vase for floral offerings
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
always having a comeback; fast-talking
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
social life; social intercourse
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
leader; authority; mainstay
no side (rugby); full time; end of game; post-fight mutual praise; reconciling
to hate each other; to hate mutually
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously