very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth
night watch; night watchman
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
please (give me); please (do for me)
to get back together (with a former partner)
all you can drink; bottomless cup
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
trivial; not amounting to much
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
drop of water; polka dots
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
Christmas Eve; holy night
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
abstention; nonparticipation
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
public holiday; celebration (of)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
starting point; starting line
to stop crying; to cry oneself out