littering; (carelessly) tossing away
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
love or affection for one's parents
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
admission ticket for an examination
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
economic fortune; luck with money
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to be too late; to be too slow
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
police cell; place of detention; jail
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
senior high school; high school
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
one's house; one's home; one's family
clearing one's throat; cough
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
chit; sales slip; voucher