no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
covered with; stained; smeared
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
tune (melody, piece of music)
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
long-established; old-established; traditional
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be conspicuous; to stand out
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
will; volition; intention; intent; determination