office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fine weather; fair weather
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
jealousy; roasted rice cake
don't you think?; indicates question
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?