heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
simplified chart; quick reference table
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
shoji (paper sliding door)
bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
more than usual; especially; particularly
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
person of common sense; common sense man
(being) worth seeing; impressive
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind