Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
difficult to ...; hard to ...
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
instead; but (on the other hand)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
plural; multiple; several
schoolgirl; female student
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
accomplishment; execution
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
originally; by nature; from the start
recompense; indemnity; atonement
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment