older sister; lass; young lady
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
consumer electronics; home appliances
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
delay; putting off; procrastination
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
programme; program; plans; arrangements
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
half a point (esp. in go)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?