affirmation; affirmative (logic)
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
place; room; margin; scope
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
unimpressive; unimpressed
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
deep emotion; strong feelings
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
common people; ordinary people; masses
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage