pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
narrow; thin (sized); slender
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
festival; feast; carnival
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to become sinewy; to behave formally
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to become pale; to turn pale
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing