the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
as planned; according to plan
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
person concerned; interested party; related party
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
sympathy; compassion; pity
match; game; bout; contest
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
all night; throughout the night
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
video game (played on a home console)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew