jobless university graduate
working adult; full-fledged member of society
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
instability; insecurity; crankiness
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
a few years ago; some years back
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to rush over; to run up to
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
occasional; infrequent; rare
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
earnings from a part-time job
living with one's parents; living at home
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
light; faint; pale; fleeting
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
every month; each month; monthly
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to begin some form of lifestyle
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
everything; anything; nothing
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
supply; supplying; replenishment