society; the world; the times
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
beginning; outset; first; onset
to badger; to pester; to beg
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
game arcade; video arcade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
form; shape; figure; visage
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
it's not like; it isn't as if
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
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
unexpected meeting; coincidence
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat