compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
locker room; changing room; dressing room
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to step forward; to take a step forward
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
equality; impartiality; evenness
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to become misty; to become hazy
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
to make a speech; to address
along the road; along the way
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
having an ancient and honorable origin
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be erected; to be built
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)