set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
being off guard; being defenseless
pure heart; naivete; innocence
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
superb view; picturesque scenery
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA; US
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
redoing; doing over again
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
shyness; bashfulness; shame
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
Cossack dance (e.g. hopak, kazachok)
social dance; ballroom dancing
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
personal (employee); employed; retained