Muraoka Hanako (1893.6.21-1968.10.25)
attraction to ugly people
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
chubby chaser; person attracted to overweight people
here's looking at you, kid; (lit.) cheers to your eyes
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
sampling a drink; tasting
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
business use; business purposes
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual