to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
near; close by; within reach; familiar
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
several years; a few years
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
deep emotion; strong feelings
not limited to; not just ...
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
housing district; residential district
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
hand luggage; hand baggage
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
both; both sides; both parties
to lose one's way; to get lost
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be perturbed; to be agitated
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to think of; to come up with
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
without thinking of the consequences
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury