opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
as a child; when one was a child
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
winter vacation; winter holidays
none of your business; not your concern
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
love triangle; eternal triangle
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
of late; lately; this part; this point; here