someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
large biceps; well-developed biceps
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
using every trick (in the book)
number of times; frequency; count
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
employment (long term); hire
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
property; fortune; assets
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
automatic; intransitive verb
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure