Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
(going straight) from heaven to hell
shopping basket; market basket
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
son and heir; son who will succeed one
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
pharmaceutical (drug) company
how many months?; how long?
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
younger people; future generations
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
pardon me for leaving (first)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to slap; to strike; to spank
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for