to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
being very busy; busyness
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
Chanmery (non-alcoholic sparkling drink with a flavour similar to champagne)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
as usual; as is one's habit
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to some extent; to a certain extent
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
destination; place one stays during a trip
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to cause someone to worry
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
right in the middle (of); midst; height
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation