associate editor; deputy editor
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
same text; same wording; same script; same language
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
sorry; excuse me; thank you
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
foreign capital group; foreign company
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to win the prize; to win the ring
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints