one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
and yet; despite (all) that
government office; agency; board
free (of charge); gratuitous
night view; night skyline; nightscape
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
even though things may appear this way
public facilities; utilities
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
one (thing); one piece; one item
one by one; one each; one at a time
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer