slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to get between; to be caught in
the opposite sex; isomerism
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
drinking bout; merrymaking
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
whereabout; about where; how much
existence; possession; having; limited company
river; stream; River; the ... river
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish