red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
situation report; status report; progress report
first thing in the morning
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to have a relationship; to have relations
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
going upstream; sailing against the current
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
buzz buzz (sound of robust cicadas)
just the other day; quite recently
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
high-grade sake; fine drink
drunkenness; intoxication
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
supply; supplying; replenishment
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
troublesome; annoying; complicated
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case