strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
man who financially depends on a woman
construction; architecture (of buildings)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
flood of customers; roaring business
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
cosmetics; toilet articles
vast; limitless; boundless
patient; having a long fuse
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
lux (unit of illuminance)
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay