office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
having said that; on the other hand
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to pile up; to accumulate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
item; something that one "just has to have"
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
just a minute; small quantity
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
considerably; fairly; quite
transactions; dealings; business
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to apologize; to apologise
material; substance; matter
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like