management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
such; like that; in that way
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
just because; even if; even though
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to slide into; to slip into
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to mix; to blend; to combine
face contorted and about to cry
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
a little; a bit; slightly
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
conduct; behavior; behaviour
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)