to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
in proportion to; according to; depending on
factory manager; plant superintendent; works manager
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to be able to manage somehow or other
soon; shortly; before long
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
hundred points; perfect mark
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement