this and that; one thing or another
a little bit; a little while
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
future (usually near); prospects
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
this and that; one thing or another
while; during (the time when)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
equality; impartiality; evenness
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to bring back; to restore
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright