sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
incident; affair; happening; event
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
originally; by nature; from the start
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
(not) even once; (not) ever