vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car; person who steals from a vehicle
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
illustrated diary; picture diary
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
binge eating; stress eating
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
jealousy; roasted rice cake
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
distrust of (other) human beings
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to cause to swell; to inflame
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
capital; funds; seed money; asset
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to remain married for life
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
clearing one's throat; cough
public telephone; pay phone
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years