intercommunication system
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
rejection (of an application)
forcibly; against one's will
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
decorative lights; illumination
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
everything one does; whatever one does
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to be softened; to calm down
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down