strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
terrible luck; very bad luck
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
retirement; resignation; stepping down
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
slightly early; just before
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
store name; shop name; restaurant name
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty