pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps
disturbance; riot; mayhem
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
registered architect with a first-class license
discrimination against women; female discrimination
mobile toilet; portable toilet; simple toilet
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
one who knows little often repeats it
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
to ponder; to contemplate
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
fax; facsimile; fax machine
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to discuss; to talk together
public relations section or department
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
starting (construction) work
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
older person with more life experience
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
fear of heights; acrophobia
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
ID card; identification card