year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
newly washed hair; wet hair
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
around the clock; day and night
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
gradually; slowly but steadily
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
innermost depths of one's heart
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
to stare back at; to look back at
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly