supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
northern part; the north (of a region)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
four (long cylindrical things)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be entwined; to be involved
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
there being no use in arguing (about it)