weekend; Saturday and Sunday
attendance; presence; appearance
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
secret; private; surreptitious
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
schedule; program; programme; agenda
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
health; healthy; sound; fit
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
after school (at the end of the day)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cost of a meal (or meals)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift