your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
good; goodness; right; virtue
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
matcha; powdered green tea
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling; sense; impression
question; inquiry; enquiry
young girl; lass; adolescent female
beginning; outset; first; onset
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
second-generation baby boomer (born 1971-1974)
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts