going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
seven islands (e.g. of Izu); Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
farm work; field labour; field labor
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
television industry; television business
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
early on; earlier on; from early
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
without; but if; otherwise; or else
tendency; trend; inclination
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's post; place of work; workplace
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
working adult; full-fledged member of society
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
the last moment; the very end
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
talking politics; discussion of a law case
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to succeed; to bear fruit
member of shogun's council of elders