watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
situation of one's own doing
(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
to underrate; to make light of
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
wall with exposed timber pillars
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
answering machine; answer phone
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
superiority complex; sense of superiority
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
place where one works; construction site; working area
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
no matter how much time passes