highball; whisky and soda
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
exactly as stated; verbatim
forcibly; against one's will
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
in the same way as; just like
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
adulterous love affair with someone at work
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to call out; to ask someone to come
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
physical condition; state of health
ramen; Chinese-style noodles