reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
one meal; one meal (a day)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
to employ; to hire; to charter
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
earnings from a part-time job
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hard (life); tough (world)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
brown envelope; manila envelope
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly