to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to continue to rain or snow
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
street; quarter; district; area
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
in the morning; during the morning
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
planning; project; plan; design
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
looking pale; looking unwell
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
it's probably so; it stands to reason
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)