time; hour; period; class
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
company director; board member
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
leaving; quitting; retiring
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
suffix for familiar person
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to rush over; to run up to
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to turn towards; to point
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
successor; replacement; second wife
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged