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)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
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.)
preliminary investigation; preparation
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
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society