older sister; elder sister
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
calm; composed; cool; quiet
food and drink; eating and drinking
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
travel voucher; travel coupon
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
in the future; another day; later
face; looks; vestiges; trace
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
nightlife districts; drinking districts