company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
control; management (e.g. of a business)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
sense of values; values; value system
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
originally; by nature; from the start
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
each time it happens; at all such times
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)