to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
illumination; decorative lighting
elevated (structure); overhead
department store; department
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
being upright and cleanhanded
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures, 1787-1793 CE)
Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)