to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
love of learning; desire to learn; passion for knowledge
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
system; institution; organization; organisation
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
every year; yearly; annually
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly