to lose sight of; to miss
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
blocking the way; standing in the way
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
along the road; at the side of the road
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
future (usually near); prospects
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
buffet; self-service meal
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
betting ticket; betting slip
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float