Muraoka Hanako (1893.6.21-1968.10.25)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
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
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
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
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
(security) deposit; caution money
wild chrysanthemum; aster
to split; to be split; to splinter
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
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
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
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
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record