unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
ultramarine colour (color)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to have an idea; to have a clue
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
home environment; family environment
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
(social) class; rank; grade
system; institution; organization; organisation
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
first meeting; first interview with
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to say; to be called; to do
honorific title; honorific term of address
charming; fascinating; attractive
hair on the back of one's head
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
communication skills; communication ability
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
small-time candy store; penny candy store
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)