private; personal life; (one's) privacy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
(someone else's) daughter
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness