thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
since when; from when; how long
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
street; quarter; district; area
Public Employment Security Office
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
a little; a bit; slightly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
22nd day of the month; 22 days
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
for today; for the time being
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
friend with benefits; hookup buddy; fuck buddy
rather; better; instead; if anything
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire