red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
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)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
rugger shirt; rugby shirt
fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
headband; hair band; hairband
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
youthful; young; young-looking
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
discipline; training; teaching manners
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
guardian; protector; patron; parent
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
company outing; company retreat
job; work; duties; trade; skill
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
import; importation; introduction; afferent
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
God's will; Heaven's will