Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
menopause; change of life
long ago; a long time ago; already
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
Japan's best; number one in Japan
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt