since then; from that time; ever since
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
main purpose; primary objective
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
time required; time taken; necessary time
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; (lit.) miso and shit are the same
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
millions; several million; a few million
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
Hoffmann; Hoffman; Hofman; Hofmann
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
medical insurance for the whole nation
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
common people; ordinary people; masses
simmering; (boiling) gently
food and drink; eating and drinking