to head home; to leave for home
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
fine weather; fair weather
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
fashion sense; sense of fashion
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
bottle of spirits that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
travel agent; travel agency
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to become inverted; to become reversed
to escape from; to get out
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
drinking bout; merrymaking
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by