suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
old friend; old acquaintance
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
premature death; untimely death; dying young
world; society; people; the public
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
second marriage; remarriage
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
older sister and younger brother
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
one's own style; self-taught manner
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern