small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
company president; manager; director
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
place; situation; position; location
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
failure; mistake; blunder
just because; even if; even though
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm