eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
tool; implement; means; furniture
essence; true nature; substance; reality
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
party given in recognition of a person's services
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
belatedly; though a little too late
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it hasn't been long since
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
risky; dangerous; insecure
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
homosexual (person); gay person
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; work; operations; service; duties
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
working adult; full-fledged member of society
person unfit for society; misfit
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple