beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
near; nearby; not far off
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
after the end (of something)
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
that's true; of course; obviously
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
semi-private room; partially secluded space
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
surname; family name; last name
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
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)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
highball; whisky and soda
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while