subcontractor; subcontracting company
Bayer; Bajer; Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
these days; nowadays; recently
orchestra member; musician
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
as is habit; the way life normally is
marriage fraud; fake marriage
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
wall with exposed timber pillars
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
article to be delivered; present
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK