branch office; branch store
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
company; corporation; workplace
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
(light blue) overalls; workman's overalls
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
almost; roughly; approximately
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
three generations; three periods; third generation
hope; white hope; person of promise
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
outrageous lie; outright lie
proposal; offer; request; application
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
(security) deposit; caution money
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to move (house); to change residence
greeting; a fine thing to say
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded