to feel blue; to feel depressed
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
prostitution; call girl business
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
woman who works in the sex industry
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
sharing; division; draw; tie
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to rebuild; to reconstruct
atrocious crime; heinous crime
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
not necessarily so; is not always true
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
criminal nature; criminality
a person without a single relative
insurance payout; insurance money
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
going home from work; on the way home from work
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name