institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
suddenly; all of a sudden
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
place; situation; position; location
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
commerce; trade; business
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the same age; same period
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
urban area; urban district
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
shrewdness; quick-wittedness
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
last week; the week before
Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
Island; insula; island; islet
every year; yearly; annually
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)