what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sentiment; sentimentality
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
way of talking; speaking style
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
living by oneself; living alone
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
job hunting; job searching
revolving payments; payment via multiple installments
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
evil spirit (that can possess people)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
out of one's line; out of one's field
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
election; selection; choice
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to take; to catch; to capture