commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
long time; long interval; for quite some time
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to lie down; to throw oneself down
everything working out as desired
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
human relations; personal relationships
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
Calahan; Callaghan; Callahan
discipline; training; teaching manners
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to the end; entirely; in full
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to be sooty; to be stained
emotional scars; mental trauma