pork cutlet and egg dish (usu. served on top of rice)
Horiemon (nickname of Horie Takafumi)
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
associate editor; deputy editor
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
classbook; yearbook; school graduation album
losing one's virginity; first-time sex
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
postcard; memo; note; card