to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion
study group; study meeting
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
independence; self-reliance
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
hot topic; talk of the town
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
it's not like; it isn't as if