meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
bureau director; office chief
to form a pair; to pair up
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
emigration and immigration
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
excessive flattery; adulation
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
one's superior; senior; elder
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
such; like that; in that way
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase