feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
recommendation; endorsement
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
dispute; argument; contention
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
business conditions; business category; line of business
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
factory; plant; mill; workshop
stamp collecting; philately
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
specially bound edition; edition (of a manga book, etc.) with an included extra (e.g. a booklet, toy, CD)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to attract someone with food
opening (of uncultivated land)
university entrance examination