doctor's visit; house call
to be expensive; to be costly
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
side table; bedside table
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
being good at cooking; good cook
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to fail in one's social duties
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward