civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
journal; magazine; periodical
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
love triangle; eternal triangle
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
feeling; sense; impression
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
true seal (animal); earless seal
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
holding two or more positions concurrently