expression; look; countenance; face
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to collect; to assemble; to gather
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
you (plural); all of you; you all
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
being very busy; busyness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
video streaming; video distribution
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
high; noble; refined; advanced
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge