strategic information system (SIS)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
relief squad; rescue party
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
psychiatry; psychiatric department
to live; to make a living; to get on with
going to the hospital for regular treatment
close; intimate; on good terms
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
person of doubtful origin
several times; once or twice
as you see; as you can see
piece of evidence; evidence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
information technology; IT
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation