Muraoka Hanako (1893.6.21-1968.10.25)
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
straight path (that people should take); straight road
attraction to ugly people
teaching of English; English teaching
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
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
safecracking; safecracker
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
(security) deposit; caution money
wild chrysanthemum; aster
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
to split; to be split; to splinter
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal