futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to dye; to colour; to color
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to go past; to pass; to pass by
even though; despite; when
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
more than usual (usu. time)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive