sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
impossible; unlikely; improbable
another thing; exception; special case
bento; Japanese box lunch
binge eating; stress eating
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mental; spiritual; emotional
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
parting; separation; farewell
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
specialization; specialisation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly