job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
telephone bill; telephone rate
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
outward appearance; apparent
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
incessant talking; rapid talking
family structure; family composition; family makeup
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
confections; sweets; candy; cake
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
chastity; virtue; fidelity
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)