innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
chilly; unpleasantly cold
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
powder snow; powdery snow
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
steamed bun; steamed bread
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing