discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
girl; young (unmarried) woman
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
place; situation; position; location
spring break; spring vacation
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
abstention; nonparticipation
that day; the very same day
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
digital versatile disc; DVD
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
company; corporation; workplace
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw