treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
Europe and America; the West
original home; birthplace; originator
globalization; globalisation
to attack; to assault; to assail
no!; no no!; no, not at all
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
localization; to localize
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
it's not like; it isn't as if
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite