the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
variety show (e.g. on TV)
the early bird gets the worm
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
rhyming game; play on words; pun
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
natto (fermented soybeans)
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Aries (constellation); the Ram
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
process; course; mechanism
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
the early bird gets the worm
favourite motto; pet saying
actual profit; practical use; benefit
Libra (constellation); the Scales
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
height (of body); stature
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
deep regret; great disappointment
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
modular bath; prefabricated bath
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
vitality; energy; dynamism
certainly; surely; definitely
many; a lot; much; multitude
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing