cutting the cake (at a wedding)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
anything and everything; just about everything
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
unrequited love; one-sided love
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
matcha; powdered green tea
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
during a telephone call; busy line
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
takoyaki; octopus dumplings