member of the Lower House
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
waste of time; killing time
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cooperation; collaboration
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
living in a group; communal living; community life
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
isolation; being alone; being friendless
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
100,000; hundred thousand
almost every day; almost daily
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy