to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
municipal hospital; public hospital
protruding tooth; overbite; bucktooth
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
name plate; name tag; label
still; as yet; as it has been
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
karoshi; death from overwork
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
factory manager; works manager
sleeping late in the morning
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide