putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
to forget to say; to forget to mention
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
last week; the week before
to carry around; to carry on one's person
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
spring break; spring vacation
sports ground; playing field; playground
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)