position; job; employment; opening
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
being about to cry; the verge of tears
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
either way; in any case; one way or another
white horse; unrefined sake
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
working; being employed; being hired
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
mending; repair; darning; patching up
technical term; terminology; jargon
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication