the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
drifting; drift; being adrift
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
breakthrough; great discovery
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now that; since; so long as; because
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
long ago; already; a long time ago
kindergartener; preschooler
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
emphatic sentence-ending particle
abusive language; violent language; wild words
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
no, not like that (but like this)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
author; writer; novelist; artist
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services