wages; pay; rental payment
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
everything working out as desired
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
just managing; with great difficulty
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
for the first time in one's life
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
regulation; adjustment; control
but; however; although; though
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
one or two; a few; small number
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
infancy; childhood; tender age
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
speech; expression; wording; language
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language