female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
exemption; exoneration; discharge
company; corporation; workplace
finding employment; getting a job
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
statue; picture; picture revealing character
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
race (of people); type of person
warmly; cordially; with tender care
distrust of (other) human beings
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
all night long; all through the night
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding