office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
something like ...; something called ...
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to collect; to assemble; to gather
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
physical education; PE; gym (class)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity