carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
keeping things tidy and in order
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
after a long time; for the first time in a while
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to have the privilege of doing
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
news; word; tidings; omen
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
body; group; party; company; troupe
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
by all means; by all costs
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how many people; a number of people
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
every place; various places
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
having said that; be that as it may