playing mahjong all night
entrance badge; visitor's card
(period of) low stock prices; falling stock prices
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
organic farming; organic cultivation
sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii); sarsa
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
married man or woman; housekeeping
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
housewife demographic; housewives
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
job hunting; job searching
work experience; work history
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
ex-husband; former husband
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
foreign capital group; foreign company