manner of using one's hands
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
type of occupation; occupational category
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
sexual discrimination; sexism
one's post; place of work; workplace
second grade; second class; secondary
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
control; management; supervision
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
one night; one evening; all night; overnight