cool breeze; refreshing breeze
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
without cause; without reason
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
feeling of a house or a room
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to have a smattering knowledge of
great success; huge success
memory; ability to remember
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
for the first time in one's life
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
by today; before the day is over
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)