soft serve ice cream (icecream)
time; season; period; phase; stage
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
trip abroad; overseas travel
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
fifth day of the month; five days
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
awkward (difficult) question
to look forward to something
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
sixth day of the month; six days
rhyming game; play on words; pun
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
seventh day of the month; seven days
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
first-rate; finest quality; the best
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
eighth day of the month; eight days
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud