economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
it hasn't been long since
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
honour; honor; glory; privilege
personal; individual; private
Seishin Women's University; University of the Sacred Heart
another's parent; another's parents
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
formal marriage interview
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to smash violently; to crush
condition; state (of health); appearance
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to blow off; to be blown off
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to waver; to be inconsistent; to be contradictory
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
financial world; business circles
very important person; super star; super big shot
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)