to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to begin some form of lifestyle
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to breathe while sleeping
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
drunkenness; intoxication
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
breathing of a sleeping person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
drop (e.g. of water); drip
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
every day and every night
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend