definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
serious accident; major incident
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
charcoal; charred remains
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
public telephone; pay phone
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
talk; dialogue; conversation
managing editor; chief editor
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
writer; author; contributor
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
as planned; according to plan
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to run through; to run past
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable; cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to send flying with a kick
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent