period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to refuse; to reject; to deny
regular customer; general audience; general public
growth period (in children)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
vocational school; technical school
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
pardon me for leaving (first)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
whole face; all over one's face
employment (long term); hire
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sampling food; tasting; trying
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
school festival; campus festival
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to live through; to survive
second marriage; remarriage
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
entrance; admission; entering
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson