penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
appointed time; timetable; schedule
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
as far as the eye can see
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to square one's shoulders
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to write down; to record; to register
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to visit (someone) in hospital
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
face; looks; vestiges; trace
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
long ago; a long time ago; already
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable