(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
prayer (for something); supplication
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
reinforcement; strengthening
as if nothing had happened
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
free time; time at leisure
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
choice; selection; option
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
elementary and middle schools
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart