receptionist; reception woman
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
around the clock; day and night
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
in that way; like that; that way
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
on duty; at work; while working
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
tacit; unspoken; implicit
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
donation; contribution; offering
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to need; to call for; to require