the staff; inside the department
human relations; personal relationships
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
too (much); overly; excessively
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
gardening; puttering around in the garden
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
censorship; inspection; examination
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to finish reading; to read through
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation