in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
inside; interior; inner part
written contribution; submission (to a newspaper, online forum, etc.)
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
immediately; right away; on the spot
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to watch steadily; to stare
alternately; in succession
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
development (of film); photographic processing
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
whispering into a person's ear
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen