festival; feast; carnival
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to comfort; to console; to amuse
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
never mind!; don't worry about it
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
fried cake of minced meat
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
other side; opposite side; other party
but; however; provided that
the opposite sex; isomerism
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be settled; to be brought to an end
talking while standing; standing around talking
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
man of the hour; woman of the hour
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)