regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
orders; instructions; directive; command
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chair; stool; post; office; position
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
police investigator; investigator
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
interference; meddling; butting in
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
reopening; resumption; restarting
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to get distracted; to jump off the track
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
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)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire