conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
bento; Japanese box lunch
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
single word; a few words; brief comment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be found; to be discovered
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
lost article; lost property
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
owner of a lost article; person who has lost an article; person who has dropped something
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.