distinctive; characteristic
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
free (of charge); gratuitous
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
way of solving (a problem); solution
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
long-term hospitalization
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
ability to make plans; planning ability
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly