given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
the way back; the way home; return trip
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
vicious circle; vicious cycle
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
one person; another name; nickname; alias
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
build; physique; frame; constitution
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
recommendation; endorsement
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
telecommunications; correspondence
to call out; to ask someone to come