office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
description; describing; depicting
retainer; vassal; servant
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to set (sun); to become dark
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
power of the state; government authority
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
vitality; ability to earn a living
independence; self-reliance
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in