rough sketch; design; cartoon
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
living by oneself; living alone
another company; other company
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
evening; night; nighttime
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
serialization; serialisation; serial story
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
telephone call; telephone (device)
to keep (a person) waiting
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off