traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
tourist resort; holiday resort
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
environment; circumstance
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
time; hour; period; class
cram school; private tutoring school
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
on the occasion of; at the time of
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
guidance; protective custody
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve