just one person; only one
simply put; putting it simply; in short
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
individual; private person; personal; private
increase in the average age of marriage
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be able to manage somehow or another
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
particularly; only; in the case of
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to entertain; to make welcome
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
danger; peril; hazard; risk
practice; practising; experience
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be forward; to be impertinent
producer (film, TV, etc.)