Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
bored; having nothing to do; idle
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to invite in; to show someone in
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
excess; surplus; superabundance
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
distinctive; characteristic
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
wearing one's hair in braids
to say no more; to sink into silence
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency