evening; night; nighttime
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
difficult to ...; hard to ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
don't you think?; indicates question
to find out; to discover; to locate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
spring break; spring vacation
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
no-good man; (male) loser
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
devoted; self-sacrificing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
that's the way it is; such is life
doctor's rounds (in hospital)