prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
every evening; night after night
only; merely; but; no more than
failure; mistake; blunder
perfect; complete; flawless
to complete decisively; to do to completion
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
the place for; the time for; the level of
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
(navigable) canal; waterway
of course; certainly; naturally
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...