variety show (e.g. on TV)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
in the morning; during the morning
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
dove; moderate; soft-liner
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
social; societal; societary
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
man marrying into wealth and power
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to collapse into; to flop onto
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
representative; exemplary; model
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
police drama (television); detective drama
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures