bento; Japanese box lunch
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
(someone else's) parents; both parents
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
home; household; family; hearth
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
surely; certainly; without doubt
extremely; very; really; super; so
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
violent emotion; passion; fury
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
omen; sign; notice; indication
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
permission; approval; authorization; license
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
commerce; trade; business
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to raise one's voice; to shout
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way