impassioned speech; fervent speech
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
good impression; favorable impression
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
great success; happy result; good result
for today; for the time being
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
north entrance; north exit
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
openly; in public; without caring what others think
one's free time; one's time off; day off; time-out
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
nightlife districts; drinking districts
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
of great promise; with a promising future
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
store name; shop name; restaurant name
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw