futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
drinking party; get-together
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
both; both sides; both parties
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
interior design; interior; upholstery
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
late at night; at a late hour
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)