between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
have a good day; take care; see you
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
one's parents' generation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
several years; a few years
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
don't worry about it; forget about it
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
central government office; head office; this office
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
after staying up all night
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam