lately; recently; these days
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
article; thing; object; property; real estate
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
for use of customers or guests
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
smuggling; contraband trade
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
outside the country; abroad
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
ordinary citizen; the general public
place where one works; construction site; working area
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
broadcasting station; broadcaster
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)