House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
sudden dissolution of a legislature
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
pre-war days; before the war
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
woman; lady; adult female
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
finding employment; getting a job
to quit one's job; to resign
determination; resolution
time; hour; season; time of the year
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
literary world; literary circles
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
first meeting; first interview with
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
exclusive; attached to; specialist
author; writer; novelist; artist
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time