schoolgirl; female student
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
insurance payout; insurance money
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance); stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
basic wage; regular wage; wages before subtractions or additions
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
local specialty; special product (of a region)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to be greedy; to devour greedily
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
many; much; plenty; hardly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
hand luggage; hand baggage
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do