happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
woman; female; feminine gender
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to refuse; to decline; to deny
concealment; suppression; hiding
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
to pick up; to find; to gather
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless