lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to pick up; to find; to gather
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
meeting; greeting; welcome
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
in that way; thus; so; so?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rather; sooner; preferably
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
by myself; in person; by oneself
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
elegance; taste; refinement