to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
valuable article; valuables
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
floral decoration; floral ornament
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
spring break; spring vacation
to examine someone's expression
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
failure; rejection; rupture
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
annals; chronicle; chronology
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
(one acting as a) foster parent
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
complementation; supplementation; completion
dried flowers; dried flower
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)