Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
pet groomer; animal groomer; laminate trimmer; trimmer; hair clipper
texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking
online dating app; match-making app
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
on hand; readily available
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
as everyone knows; needless to point out
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
unprecedented; record-breaking
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
burned down; entirely destroyed
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
existence; possession; having; limited company
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile