to congratulate; to celebrate
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
difficult problem; challenge
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
correction; revision; rectification
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
not worth doing; waste of effort
to burst (open); to break; to split
another kind; different kind; distinct species