wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
writing (e.g. as a profession)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
author; writer; novelist; artist
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
plant having four leaves on one stalk
seeing one off; farewell; escort
have a good day; take care; see you
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
share; portion; quota; cut
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
God; god; ace; king; superior person
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
finding employment; getting a job
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to