busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
personal guidance; tutoring
weekly pictorial magazine
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
sham marriage; fake marriage
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
source (e.g. quotation); authority
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
when; at what moment; what time
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to be late; to be unpunctual
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
ward office; council (regional)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
development (of film); photographic processing