really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to creep about; to crawl around
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that's the way it is; such is life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
family; members of a family
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to face; to go towards; to head towards
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
journal; magazine; periodical
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...