expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
long (time); protracted; prolonged
Setagaya City; Setagaya Ward
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
oversight; omission; mistake
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
serious condition; critical condition
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult reasons
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
light commercial vehicle; station wagon for commercial use
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
trunk (of a car); boot; luggage space; cargo compartment
brand-new article; new item
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
person being waited for; person who waits
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)