next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sympathy; compassion; pity
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
established practice; custom
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose