advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
in order; in turn; one by one
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to relax; to feel at home
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
simple; simplified; easy; plain
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
as you can imagine; as imagined
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
financial power; financial means; wealth
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to put someone to trouble
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit