light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
group; bunch; crowd; group
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
Agency for Cultural Affairs
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
leaving work; clocking out
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; (lit.) salary thief
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
world; society; people; the public
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden