to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
one by one; one at a time; in turn
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
something; something or other; something something
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to taste; to try (food or drink)
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
here and there; everywhere
to keep a watchful eye on
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
city bank; metropolitan bank
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
resignation (from a position)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda