avocado (Persea americana)
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
rapid development; rapid unfolding
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
unrequited love; one-sided love
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
security; stability; safety; peace
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
blow; shock; strike; batting
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot
dinner (esp. a formal one)