helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
section manager; section chief
this and that; one thing or another
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
my husband; one's family; family member
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
broken; intermittent; disconnected
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
moisture; humidity; dampness
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss