home builder (esp. large nationwide company)
travel planning; travel plans
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
now that; since; as long as; provided that
simultaneous; all at once
(adding) fuel to the fire
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
paid vacation; paid holiday
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
big leakage; uncontained leak
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
(one acting as a) foster parent
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
trip abroad; overseas travel
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
person of common sense; common sense man
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
clearing one's throat; cough
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner