work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
one more time; once more; once again
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to say; to be called; to do
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
something; some kind of; for some reason
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
feeling good; feeling pleasant
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
around the clock; day and night
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside