Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to serve; to work for; to attend
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
settlement day; day of reckoning
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to come to an agreement; to come to a mutual understanding; to come to terms with each other; to reach an arrangement
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
very loose; slowly; leisurely
summer airing (of clothes)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize