jacket picture (i.e. of a record)
Kōwa era (of the Southern Court) (1381.2.10-1384.4.28)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
out of focus; off the point
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
education or school expenses
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
one parent; single parent
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
first thing in the morning
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
dullard; indecisive person
depression; recession; slump
evening meal; dinner; supper
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
greeting; a fine thing to say
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself