from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
going to and fro; back and forth
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
person who has come to offer condolences
(how) many times; (how) often
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
people; men and women; each person; everybody
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
summer vacation; summer holiday
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
labor; labour; manpower; working force
wages; pay; rental payment
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
professor; teaching; instruction