laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
disputed territory; conflict area
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
jealousy; roasted rice cake
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
Neath (Britain); Nice (France); Nies
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
remittance; sending money
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
official divorce registration papers
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
one's whole heart; everything one feels
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset