house; one's house; one's home; one's family
no!; no no!; no, not at all
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
busters (e.g. ghost busters)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
antiquity; the previous era
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
mass communication; mass media
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to set (sun); to become dark
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)