to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
river; stream; River; the ... river
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
in deep black; in jet black
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
interruption; interference; butting in
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
function; function (programming)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)