provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
boiled and half-dried bonito
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
landing; alighting; touch down
economy; economics; economising; saving; economy (class)
travel agent; travel agency
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
having no money; lack of money
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
fundraising; financing; cash flow
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
street; quarter; district; area
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
first thing in the morning
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
report; notification; registration
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
homecoming; return to one's home
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
without cause; without reason
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
one person; another name; nickname; alias
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
enemy movements; enemy's position