weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
another prefecture; other prefectures
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
interior; inside; internal
recommendation; referral; endorsement
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs; cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
convenience; user-friendliness
at least; at most; (even) just
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
for the first time in one's life
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
timeline; timetable; timeline (on social media)
general idea; concept; notion
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside