(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unusual space; other dimension
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to understand; to make out
to split; to be split; to splinter
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to drink up; to drain (cup)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to have a relationship; to have relations
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to rant and rave; to raise hell
back street; back alley; off-street
centre of attention; center of attention
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes