to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
room light; interior light
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
putting out the light; switching off the light
anal sex; anal intercourse