first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
clerk; office worker; office staff
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
name plate; name tag; label
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
official announcement; proclamation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
in the same way as; just like
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
stairs; stairway; staircase
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
as before; as ever; as it was originally
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt