permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
menial; meanness; servility; abject
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
manners; behavior; behaviour
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
one by one; in detail; minutely
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
many; much; plenty; hardly
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
palatial residence; stately mansion
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to speak; to hear a voice
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
business; trade; operations; sales
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
advanced level; high grade; senior
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)