chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
partly open; in half bloom
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
the way one waits on customers; service attitude
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
gratitude; thanks; apology
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
rather; sooner; preferably
along; parallel to; in accordance with
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
World War III; Third World War
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
wedded life; married life
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
to bite off; to gnaw through
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
single-father household; motherless family
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento