staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
business; trade; operations; sales
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
homecoming; returning home
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
another's parent; another's parents
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
each time it happens; at all such times
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
development; exploitation
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
hokora; small wayside shrine
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
wounded person; injured person
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
senior high school student
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
steady; sound; reliable; solid
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
reason; cause; circumstances
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe