to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to approach the finale; to come to a close
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
data processing; information processing
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
successive generations; successive emperors
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
odds and ends; all; every
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
well-bred; of good upbringing
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse