start of work; commencement; opening
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
urgent; requiring quick (response)
government management; state management
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
in advance; beforehand; previously
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
advertisement hanging in a train
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
heading; headline; index; headword
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
inscrutable; incomprehensible
real hair; one's own hair
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
hair dye; hair coloring; hair colouring
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
audio-visual classroom; audiovisual classroom
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
language study; language learning