going home from work; on the way home from work
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
The Ant and the Grasshopper
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
pride; dignity; self-respect
mask; disguise; guise; mask
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
frequently asked questions; FAQ
bento; Japanese box lunch
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
standing on one's feet for a long time
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one room apartment; studio apartment
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
way one walks; one's walk
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
power; authority; influence
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension