travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
yearned for; longed for; missed
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
convenient; handy; useful
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
whispering into a person's ear
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
middle of the night; dead of night
what time; (lit.) which hour
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked