to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
don't you think?; indicates question
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
telephone call; telephone (device)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
nuisance phone call; spam phone call
sympathy; compassion; pity
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
business; trade; operations; sales
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
bento; Japanese box lunch
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
right beside; close to; nearby
conference room; council room
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
simply; merely; only; solely
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be worried; to be troubled
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)