strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
draft papers; callup notice
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
whenever you want; any time you like
active; dynamic; energetic
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
bill (at a restaurant); check
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
the deceased; the departed
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
not understanding; not knowing
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)