late at night; at a late hour
prevention; protection (against); precaution
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
another; different; separate; discrete
everything; anything; nothing
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku)
to add; to write a postscript
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
else; in addition; besides
another thing; other things; another man's property
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
first shrine visit of the New Year
lately; recently; these days
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
drama; play; Chinese opera
script; screenplay; scenario
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
supporting role (actor); minor role
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing