nightlife; night amusements
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
premature joy; short-lived elation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
advance; moving forward; progress
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
child; childish person; immature person
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into