evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
to exchange; to interchange
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
agricultural community; farm village; rural
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
existence; being; presence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
magazine; journal; periodical
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
equality; impartiality; evenness
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into