successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
foreign; abroad; overseas
study of foreign languages; linguistics
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to creep about; to crawl around
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
the reverse; other side; lining
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
self-determination; suicide
the last moment; the very end
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
job hunting; job searching
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival