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
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
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
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
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
keep up your strength; chin up!
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
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
February; second month of the lunar calendar
deputy head teacher; vice principal
recently; lately; these days
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
six (long cylindrical things)