softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
this and that; various things
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
store selling musical instruments
street; quarter; district; area
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
turning to the left; left turn
back street; back alley; off-street
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)