to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
Tsuchiya Keiichi (1956.1.30-)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
and; thereupon; because of that
(child) car seat; child seat; child safety seat; booster seat
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
hey there; I say; see here
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten