to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
IC card; smart card; chip card
point card; loyalty card; reward card
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
shudder; shiver; agitation
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
fireworks display; display of fireworks
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
someone who is open about their obsession with anime, manga, etc.
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
being inducted into a hall of fame
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
black ground; black cloth
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
corpulence; fatness; obesity