to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
January; first month of the lunar calendar
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
choosing between two things; two choices
progress; advance; improvement; development
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
pupil; student; schoolchild
in the background; not standing out
one's person; around one's person
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men