period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
each; respectively; individually; separately
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
this and that; one thing and another
all night; throughout the night
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
future (usually near); prospects
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
chief; leading; important; prominent
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
lost article; something forgotten