hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
hostess (in a hostess bar)
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
job hunting; job searching
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
take care; take good care of yourself
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
keep up your strength; chin up!
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that