dismissal at one's request
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
(artistic portrait of a) lion
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
timidity; cowardliness; (lit.) courage of a flea
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
to look old; to appear mature (e.g. of children)
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
notice; notification; memorandum; circular
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
sporty girl; athletic girl
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
signature-collecting campaign
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
Japanese record; national record
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
to be worn out (from domestic life)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)