virgin; innocent young woman
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
that kind; competition; match
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
type of popular literature from the late Edo period
new book; new publication
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
handbook; manual; guide; primer
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
legendary monster resembling a flying squirrel; Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys); Japanese dish prepared with cooked fish and chicken
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to open (up) a Pandora's box
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
negotiations; discussions; connection
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
everything; anything; nothing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid