stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
World Championships in Athletics
marriage between co-workers
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
ejection; eviction; dispossession
forcible obstruction of business; obstructing business by force
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
English-Japanese; English-Japanese dictionary
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
latest version; latest edition
as if it were about oneself
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
expenses; costly; expensive
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling