to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
rival team; opposing team
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
quick-drying; fast-drying
time limit; closing day; deadline
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
aging society; ageing society
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
Internet service provider; ISP
to show off; to parade; to pretend
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
grinder; grinding machine
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
hair restoration; new hair growth
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
kickback; illicit payment (e.g. for facilitating a transaction, appointment, etc.); kickback; sudden forceful recoil
letter; personal correspondence
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures