one's post; place of work; workplace
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
wall with exposed timber pillars
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(political) power; authority; influence
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
way (of doing); manner; method; means
light; faint; pale; fleeting
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")