knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
even if not; even without
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
individual; private person; personal; natural person
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
natural; intrinsic; from birth
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to congratulate; to celebrate
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might