Korean stew; Korean hot pot
Korean alcoholic beverage made from flour or sticky rice; makkolli; makgeolli
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
fitting (of clothing); fitting; installation; fitting (e.g. graph)
hair restoration; new hair growth
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
local specialty; local special dish
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
marriage fraud; fake marriage
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
dressing room; fitting room
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
being good at cooking; good cook
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
expressing one's mind; speaking out
(department) store; (department) stores
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!