stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
to bungle; to make things awkward
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
motion sickness; travel sickness
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
incessant working; working non-stop
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
strongish; somewhat strong
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
to accept (a thing) with thanks
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
to be plump; to be chubby
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
each and all; every single one; everybody