television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
coincident with; while; simultaneously
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
these guys; these fellows
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
student (esp. a university student)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business