Vocabulary

one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

to have (one's) time taken up

on the occasion of; at the time of

terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

to be led by; to be headed by

yeah; you're right; that's right

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

green wall; living wall; vertical garden

to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

showing no fear, even of God

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

to emit a voice; to emit a sound

unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like

burnable garbage; burnable waste

nonburnable garbage; nonflammables

(going out for) sushi in Ginza

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own

curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party

the Bon Festival and New Year

love song; love poem

is not; am not; are not

some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle

mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife

at the earliest; if things go well; if nothing unexpected intervenes

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

let's start with beer

to tile (floor, wall, etc.)

won't do (for me)

failure is the mother of success

also known as; also called

true to one's name; living up to one's name

to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding