to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
working adult; full-fledged member of society
floor heating; underfloor heating
kitchen island; kitchen with a kitchen island
night view; night skyline; nightscape
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
nori bento; heavily redacted document
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to repeat; to do over again
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
too (much); overly; excessively
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality