region; limits; stage; level
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
display window; shop window; store window
unexpected meeting; coincidence
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
toilet articles; makeup kit
one more time; once more; once again
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
street at night; making a night journey
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
locking technique in judo
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily