surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
leadership; initiative; spearhead
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
don't you think?; indicates question
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
corporate drone; corporate slave
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
butt hair; buttock hair; ass hair
charcoal; charred remains
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
(necessary) personnel; required person
employment (long term); hire
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
preparation; provision; guarding