font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
wild chrysanthemum; aster
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
black-market lending; illegal loan
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
Japanese-style confectionary store
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
debt collection; debt collector
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
living by oneself; living alone
every month; monthly; month by month
as you see; as you can see
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
electrically powered; electric
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
association of like-minded people
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
devoted; self-sacrificing
without; unless; have to do