spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
moaning; muttering; complaining
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
nature park; natural park
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
hometown; rural township (of China)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
world; society; people; the public
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
confections; sweets; candy; cake
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
authenticity; credibility
riskiness; (level of) danger
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
interior; inside; internal
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge