middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to amuse oneself; to make merry
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually