nodding off (while sitting); dozing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
deputy manager; assistant manager; acting manager
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
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 collapse; to flop (onto)
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
momentum; amount of exercise
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
imagination; supposition; guess
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)