fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
staying the night; lodging (at)
evening meal; supper; dinner
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
what kind; what type; what sort
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
calamity; disaster; accident
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
all night long; all through the night
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
one's long-cherished desire
sushi wrapped in persimmon leaf
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
vegetables pickled in sake lees
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
bed and food; eating and sleeping
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
resignation; giving up the game for lost
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length