one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
standard; average; typical; normal
Shibuya Center Street (famous shopping arcade in Tokyo)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
glibly; volubly; at great length; to chatter away; to talk at great length; to babble
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
midwinter; dead of winter
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
centre; center; center fielder
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
novel; original; new; innovative
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
in succession; one by one
woman purported to bring bad luck to the man she is near or has sex with
rich person; wealthy person
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer