different school (e.g. of ikebana)
blowing one's nose with one's fingers
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
sleeping without turning over
spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker
town geisha; geisha not working in a red-light district
job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009); physical work; physical workers; blue-collar workers
cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
chain-link fence; wire mesh fence
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
head temple of a Buddhist sect
another; different; separate; discrete
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
one's history of love affairs with women
early marriage; marrying young