office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
platform; home; home base; home plate
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to feel inferior; to feel small
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to telephone; to make a phone call
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
business discussion; negotiation
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
several times; a few times
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
courtesy call; courtesy visit
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly