just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
otherwise; if not; or else
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
finish; finishing; finishing touches
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
official announcement; proclamation
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
pressure; oppression; suppression
water-resistant; waterproof
to give; to do (something) for
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person