Sakamoto Fuyumi (1967.3-)
stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
forcible obstruction of business; obstructing business by force
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
being intrusive; intrusive person
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
black-market lending; illegal loan
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
debt collection; debt collector
without cause; without reason
Niigata (city, prefecture)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
job hunting; job searching
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
hard worker; hardworking person
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)