a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
otherwise; or else; if not
light and darkness; light and shade
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to harm; to cause harm to
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
main street; avenue; boulevard
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless