bottle of spirits that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits
Fukuyama Masaharu (1969.2-)
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
economics research centre; economics research center
nail technician; manicurist
rental house; rental housing; house to let
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
study tour; guided visit; field trip
to extort (money); to blackmail
modular bath; prefabricated bath
to waive one's right; to waive a right
security for a loan; collateral
emergency transport; ambulance transport
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
member of the Lower House
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
to receive divine punishment
rather; sooner; preferably
penalty for contract breach
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry