to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
open; public; official; overt
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
opening time; starting time of work
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
for the first time in one's life
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
street stall; stand; booth
item; something that one "just has to have"
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
truant child; child who refuses to attend school
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
another's parent; another's parents
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle