beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
one's post; place of work; workplace
to succeed; to bear fruit
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
earnings from a part-time job
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
time; season; period; phase; stage
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
kitchen; financial situation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to be conspicuous; to stand out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
dwelling; house; residence; address
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
low dining table; tea table
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shredded and dried squid (a snack)
convenience store lunch box
to strip and leave clothes lying around
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)