(one's) work performance; performance record; service record
one's superior; senior; elder
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
deep regret; great disappointment
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
personality; style; appearance
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
bank; banking institution
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
future; possible; potential; prospective
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
to be reflected in a mirror
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda