to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
in comparison to; rather than
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
the reverse; other side; lining
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
for the first time in one's life
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
of no interest; not interested
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to have a talk; to tell a story
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression