necessary documents; important documents
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
fixed date; settlement date
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to come to an end; to close the curtain
related to; in relation to
regular time; stated period
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to lose heart; to lose motivation
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
stimulating; exciting; provocative
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest