somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
your husband; her husband
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
take-out; take-away; carry-out
trial product; prototype model
job hunting; job searching
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
even if not; even without
large build; large pattern
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
how many people; a number of people
(period of) a year; during an era
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
heart attack; myocardial infarction
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after