daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
settlement; permanent residency
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
midsummer (late July through early August); dog days (of summer); final 18 days of each season on the traditional solar calendar
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
death penalty; capital punishment
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
company director; board member
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
indeed; really; truly; very much
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
supplementary charge; additional collection
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance