misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
kindergarten graduation ceremony
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
great love; passionate affair
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
Japanese-style confectionary store
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
rave reviews; extremely high praise
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
business rival; professional jealousy
on bad terms; at loggerheads
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness