laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
horseplay; fooling around
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
senior envoy; chief delegate
to follow; to conform; to apply to
important person; strategic person; key figure
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
local specialty; local special dish
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to happen to hear; to overhear
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to press a question; to cross-examine
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open