older employee who does not have much actual work
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
radiant smile; contented smile
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
moment by moment; hour by hour
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
my personal (e.g. opinion)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
gratitude; thanks; apology
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on