embodiment; realization; materialization
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
counter for (school) periods; nth period
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 to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
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
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; 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); feelings
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to think alike; to get along
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 syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
standard; average; typical; normal
of great promise; with a promising future
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle