longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
closing time; lockup; curfew
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
man; male; masculine gender
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
whispering into a person's ear
established fact; fait accompli
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
Suica; rechargeable prepaid IC card used for travel and purchases
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to redeem (from sin); to save
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned