employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
busters (e.g. ghost busters)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
antiquity; the previous era
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
mass communication; mass media
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to set (sun); to become dark
summer festival; summer matsuri
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to change (one's clothes)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex