to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
coloured paper; colored paper
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
preliminary investigation; preparation
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
jealousy; roasted rice cake
no need to guess; certainly
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
thousand years; very long period; forever