Vocabulary

squeegee; squilgee

paintbrush; lacquer brush; pastry brush; basting brush

dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)

tenant farming; sharecropping

mid-term business plan

to bathe; to take a bath

person who has a romantic preference for older men

listicle (article written in the form of a list)

hackathon

back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)

that's (as in "that's all")

takeoff (in ski jumping); satz

to age; to get old

men are the strong base to which women cling; men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines

fire brigade (pre-WWII Japan)

sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn after a second pasteurization

sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization

end of the rice harvest; celebration for the end of the rice harvest

manpower reduction; personnel saving

self-neglect

flush bolt (for a French door, etc.)

ideal husband who is not overbearing, is not dependent on his wife, has a stable job and does not spend a lot of money

being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; three highs

library edition (of a book)

civilian defense corps (Japan, 1932-1939)

physicalism

(roof) beam

one bank (of a river)

brief (amount of time); short

resting after a meal is sacrosanct; even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal

what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children

et tu, Brute?

desire to tease; desire to cause mischief

to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye

longing to get back in the spotlight

good job

non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug

small, three-wheeled cargo vehicle with cylindrical front

small, three-wheeled cargo vehicle with cylindrical front

to commit suicide; to end one's life; to choose death