I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
March; third month of the lunar calendar
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
unanticipated; unexpected
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be worried; to be troubled
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
change of occupation; career change
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
every month; each month; monthly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town