Results, keeping a useless person on the payroll

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精神薄弱者【せいしんはくじゃくしゃseishinhakujakusha】: noun:
feeble-minded (weak-minded) person; mentally deficient person
コーナーワークKOONAAWAAKU・コーナー・ワークKOONAA/WAAKU: noun:
working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)
恵存【けいそんkeison・けいぞんkeizon】: noun:
message appended to a note accompanying a gift, requesting the recipient to keep the gift at hand
送り足【おくりあしokuriashi】: noun:
stepping out of the ring while carrying the opponent over the edge, not considered as a loss - Sumo term
女正月【おんなしょうがつonnashougatsu】: noun:
women's New Year (15th day of the first month of the year); New Year for women who were too busy to celebrate on the 1st (Kyoto-Osaka) ➜ 小正月
実地^☆【じっちjitchi】: noun:
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice
actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot; 実地jitchi はha 理論riron とto 同様にdouyouni 大切taisetsu でde あるaru がga、われわれwareware はha 理論riron をwo 重んじomonji、実地jitchiをwo 軽んずるkaronzuru 傾向keikou がga あるaru。 Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
処世上手【しょせいじょうずshoseijouzu】 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun:
knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life - four character idiom
様子次第【ようすしだいyousushidai】: noun:
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops - four character idiom
処世達者【しょせいたっしゃshoseitassha】 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun:
knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life - four character idiom
並走【へいそうheisou】併走 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
矢先に【やさきにyasakini】: adverb:
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
蟠龍【はんりょうhanryou】蟠竜: noun:
coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky
掛取引【かけとりひきkaketorihiki】掛け取引: noun:
sales on credit; dealings on credit; on account - Finance term
桑田滄海【そうでんそうかいsoudensoukai】: expression:
The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom
桑田碧海【そうでんへきかいsoudenhekikai】: expression:
The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom
永久保存【えいきゅうほぞんeikyuuhozon】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
真相究明【しんそうきゅうめいshinsoukyuumei】: noun:
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter - four character idiom
懐が深い【ふところがふかいfutokorogafukai】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
(of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
アイコラAIKORA: noun:
altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - abbreviation ➜ アイドルコラージュ
潮汲み【しおくみshiokumi】汐汲み Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea
主神【かんづかさkanzukasa・かみづかさkamizukasa・かむづかさkamuzukasa】: noun:
person who administered religious rituals within the dazaifu jurisdiction (ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 大宰府【だざいふ】
灯す^☆【ともすtomosu・とぼすtobosu】点す^☆・燈す^old Inflection: godan ~す verb / transitive:
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light); 身命shinmei をwo かけてkakete 職務shokumu をwo 実践jissen しshi、すべてsubete のno 警察官keisatsukan のno 心kokoro にni 火hi をwoともしてtomoshiteくれましたkuremashita。 He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.
打ち下ろす【うちおろすuchiorosu】 Inflection: godan ~す verb / transitive:
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
荷が重い【にがおもいnigaomoi】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
暖かい目で見守る【あたたかいめでみまもるatatakaimedemimamoru】 Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result); to give someone a chance

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