misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
way; method; means; (technical) specification
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
how others look at you; what others think about you
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough