to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
speaking voice; talking voice
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
spare time; free time; leisure time
bento; Japanese box lunch
eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
rich person; wealthy person
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
Shinjuku Ward; Shinjuku City
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to face on; to look out on to
meeting hall; assembly hall
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
counter for books; volume
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
military force; military strength
defense; defence; protection
white paper (government report)
yearbook; almanac; annual
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
being too late; losing one's final chance
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance