customs (duties); duty; tariff
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to keep a house; to run a household
cat hater; dislike of cats
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to blow away; to blow (a ship) off course; to make flutter (in the wind); to fly (a flag)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to be pleased with; to suit
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
article; news story; report; account
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to be touching; to be moving
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
gray cat; grey cat; ash-covered cat
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
nothing but; except; no more than
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
special price; bargain price
bargain; good buy; budget
everyday; always; at all times; frequently