deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
ambitious; motivated; willful
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to keep (a person) waiting
to smile broadly; to grin widely
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
verbal promise; one's word
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sampling food; tasting; trying
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
town girl; girl raised in a town
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
spite; frustration; vexation
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
modest; reserved; quiet; humble