abstruse; occult; mysterious
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
brief review; brief comment
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
shopping basket; market basket
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to have a meal together; to sit at table
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
homosexuality; homosexual love
to refuse; to decline; to deny
interview (e.g. for a job)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
display and sale of new products
damper; dance party; dance partner
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist