to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
matter of time; question of time
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
every evening; night after night
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
misrepresentation; false statement
companion; partner; spouse
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to say; to be pleased to say
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
princess; daughter of a nobleman
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
means of transportation; transport service
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to maintain (preserve) peace
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
seeming very ...; just like ...
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
supplementary explanation
club activities; extracurricular activities
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
while studying; presently studying
finding employment; getting a job