to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
my husband; one's family; family member
finally; barely; only just; gradually
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
meeting place; assembly hall
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry