nervousness; oversensitivity
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
trouble; bother; annoyance
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
work; business; company; study
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
second grade; second class; secondary
Japanese person; Japanese people
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
materials; data; document
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer