New Year's pine decoration
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
to head home; to leave for home
the way back; the way home; return trip
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
epidemic parotitis; mumps
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
winter vacation; winter holidays
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to be infected; to be contagious
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to rip out (and take); to tear out
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
estimation; rough calculation
to steal or sneak or slip into
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock