account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to be downhearted; to look miserable
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
luxury hotel; five-star hotel
separate; respective; different
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to walk away; to saunter off
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to lie down; to throw oneself down
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
these guys; these fellows
dog; hotdog; firedog; andiron
(plain) hot water; boiled water
penalty; sentence; punishment
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
a little more; a bit more
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
same generation; one's generation
to live; to make a living; to get on with
the other day; lately; recently
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy