unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
to search for; to seek for; to look for
godparent; first person to give something its name
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
unusual space; other dimension
change in appearance; transformation
existence; possession; having; limited company
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
firm promise; definite promise
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!