13th day of the month; 13 days
15th day of the month; 15 days
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
in the same way as; just like
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
question; inquiry; enquiry
hotel charge; lodging expense
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
cost of a meal (or meals)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
staying the night; lodging (at)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
charming; fascinating; attractive
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash