side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
in case of; at that time; at this time
expression; look; countenance; face
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
inside one's heart; in one's mind
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
preparations for returning (home)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains