government worker; public servant; civil servant
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to make a lasting impression
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
bluff; false show of power; bold front
selection; choice; option
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
lying face down; upside down; prone
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
underestimation; undervaluation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
forced laugh; forced smile
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
unselfishness; wanting little
piece of cake; a walk in the park
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
difference in social standing; difference in social position
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
alone; by oneself; on one's own