to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
sampling a drink; tasting
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
postcard; memo; note; card
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
father; dad; husband; you; he
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicate reason; infers some protest
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation