such a thing; something like that
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
orders; instructions; directive; command
secretariat; executive office
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
duty; obligation; responsibility
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
middle day (e.g. sumo tournament, run of theatrical performances, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
employee posted away from their family
even though; despite; notwithstanding