light-emitting diode; LED
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
around the clock; day and night
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
directly opposite; right in front
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to become completely chilled
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to fall on one's backside
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
invitation; introduction; temptation
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
chit; sales slip; voucher
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
setting up specially; special installation
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)