formal marriage interview
dealing with; coping with
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
comic books; comics; comic; comical
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
sad; wretched; deplorable
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
competent; suitable; qualified
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
bakery; baker; pastry shop
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
official name; formal name
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
canned tuna (from sea chicken, orig. a brand name)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to be plump; to be chubby
in the meanwhile; during the time
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher