to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
refinement; elegance; grace
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
feigned tears; crocodile tears
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to spend time (on doing something)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
victory celebration party; victory banquet
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
campus life; student life; life as a university student
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
light and darkness; light and shade
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room