game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to bring up under one's personal care
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
overestimation; overvaluing
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
attendance; presence; appearance
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to lay aside; to set aside
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
information; news; report; reward; retribution
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something