three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
definite report; confirmed data
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
moisture; humidity; dampness
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to understand (each other); to comprehend
enumeration; citation; listing
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
restlessly; in continuous motion
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
useless; no good; hopeless
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
sweating easily; profuse sweater
ahead; before; the future
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
hard to get; hard to come by
coloured paper; colored paper
value; worth; virtue; blessing
outside world; physical world
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat