recreation; diversion; relaxation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
how long; how much; to what extent
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
full dress; formal dress; uniform
had better ...; had better not ...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
cannot be compared with; no match for
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
on the occasion of; at the time of
large family; extended family
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
consequence; outcome; result; blame
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making