dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
several times (as large, over)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
summer vacation; summer holiday
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
excursion; field trip; school trip
winter vacation; winter holidays
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to underrate; to make light of
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to press a question; to cross-examine
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to fold up; to fold into layers
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
comparatively; relatively
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless