all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
this, that and the other; this and that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to choke; to have trouble breathing
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
dull sound; muffled sound
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
back street; back alley; off-street
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
either way; in any case; one way or another
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)