menial; meanness; servility; abject
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to call out; to ask someone to come
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to hide; to conceal oneself
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
section manager; section chief
to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable
explanation; interpretation
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
overhead wires; elevated railway
to face on; to look out on to
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway