daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to live through; to survive
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
for your information; I'm telling you
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to pass (of time); to elapse
storage at room temperature
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
festival; feast; carnival
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
height of; middle of; full bloom
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
evening; last night; yesterday evening
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall