just because; even if; even though
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
homeroom; form room; form class
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
busy; having no time (for)
(a) Buddha; deceased person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
anything and everything; just about everything
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
delay; putting off; procrastination
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
one or two; a few; small number
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom
by today; before the day is over
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to outrun; to run through to the end
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
watering hole; watering place
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
acceleration; speeding up
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt