party; set; gang; company; person
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to repaint; to paint again
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
pressure; oppression; suppression
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
insecticide; insect repellent
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
married woman; another's wife
as you can imagine; as imagined
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
way of talking; speaking style
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
background research; research into the period
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
heart sound; cardiac sound
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
four-legged tray for festive food
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
close-cropped hair; shaven head
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
stay of execution; suspended sentence
this (is) again; really; so; extremely