(husband and wife) both working; dual income
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
cold storage; refrigeration
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
Niigata (city, prefecture)
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be in focus; to come into focus
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
being sensitive to the cold; person who is sensitive to the cold
blood circulation failure
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to govern; to manage; to subdue
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
very loose; slowly; leisurely
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person