land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to frolic about; to mess around
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
influence; clout; leverage
fast approach; quick intimacy
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
moderately; in moderation
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
several sheets (flat objects)
wherein; therein; thereinto
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
even if; even though; however; no matter how
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
freely; frankly; without reserve