the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to become possible; to become able to (do)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
to be reflected in a mirror
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
like that; that way; thus
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
takenoko nyokki; group game in which players put their hands together and try to raise them while saying "nyokki" without speaking over anyone else until only one player (the loser) remains
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
thousands; several thousand
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty