floppy disk; flexible disk
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
edge of town; outskirts of a village
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
according to plan; as planned; on target
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
my husband; one's family; family member
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
sleeping comfort or snugness
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
freedom; free man; free woman
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual