year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to lean against; to set against
to be photographed; to be projected
to take a picture; to take a photo
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
even if; even though; wow
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
club activities; extracurricular activities
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)