Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
break (from work, etc.); recess
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
that; the matter in question
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
by myself; in person; by oneself
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
secret; private; surreptitious
one large ...; a great ...
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal