extremely troubled; very puzzled
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
work experience; professional experience; business experience; practical experience
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
promotion; raising of status
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
president (of a society); chairman
antiquity; the previous era
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games); housing; enclosure; chassis
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort
to come back; to bloom a second time
somewhat far; fairly distant
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
final farewell (in this life)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to happily give away; to be glad (to give, to get rid of)
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented