person obsessed with thoughts of sex
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
education or school expenses
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
slight; insignificant; small
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to revere; to respect; to worship
returned goods; returning purchased goods
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
period of youth; while young
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
matcha; powdered green tea
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
100,000,000; one hundred million
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged