to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
national pension; government pension system
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to relax; to feel at home
clapping and cheering; applause
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
ten; 10; ten years of age
society; company; the public; the world
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
Sakaguchi Ango (1906.10.20-1955.2.17)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
headache inducing; vexing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan