to feel blue; to feel depressed
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
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
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to rebuild; to reconstruct
atrocious crime; heinous crime
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
not necessarily so; is not always true
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
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
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
so; to such an extent; such
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
Nagano (city, prefecture)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit