cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
national polity; National Athletic Meet
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to collapse into; to flop onto
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to change the position of
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
public telephone; pay phone
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ditch with running water; drainage channel
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
eighth day of the month; eight days
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to turn towards; to point
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down