to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
industrialist; entrepreneur
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
enterprise; business; company; corporation
natural voice (without a microphone)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to feel uneasy; to worry (about something)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
training and accommodation institution for young men
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
civil service examination
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
marriage where the couple live apart and occasionally visit each other
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
indescribable; inexpressible
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
greeting; a fine thing to say
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land