household economy; family finances
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to give; to do (something) for
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
one (thing); one piece; one item
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
convenient; handy; useful
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
long (time that has passed); old (story)
angrily; in a huff; in anger
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly