comic strip with dramatic story
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
meanwhile; in the meantime
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to smoke animal out of its den
weak child; frail child; gangly child
to get going; to start off
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
no regrets; without regrets
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
(the) haves; those who have
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
laughingstock; object of ridicule
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
prenatal care; antenatal training
endurance; perseverance; patience
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong