prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
rice flour; rice flour dough
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
yearned for; longed for; missed
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
Katsugen (milk-based drink sold in Hokkaido)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar