to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
evening; night; nighttime
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
forcibly; against one's will
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
heir; inheritor; successor
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to close down a business; to shut a business