kissing in public (on the street)
one's fellow workers; fellow employees
hostess (in a hostess bar)
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
I see; that's right!; indeed
childcare leave; maternity leave
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
menopause; change of life
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
completely relying on others
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
Italian food; Italian cooking
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
company name; corporate name
great love; passionate affair
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
payment of debts; repayment
omitted character; omitted letter
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
within the year; before the year is out
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal