finding employment; getting a job
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to cut corners; to be shoddy
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
residing; living; dwelling
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be selected (from among many people)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles