Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
proposal; proposition; suggestion
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
story; tale; talk; discussion
same; similar; (just) like; equal
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be photographed; to be projected
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...
hearing-impaired person; person with hearing difficulties; deaf person
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
impossible to do (although wants to)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes