news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
being intrusive; intrusive person
female friend; woman friend
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
standing tree; standing timber
university (college) professor
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
private affairs; personal matter
female university student; female college student
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
white stone; white (go pieces)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
newspaper reporter; print journalist
atelier; studio; workshop
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to stop; to quit; to put an end to