front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
pessimism; disappointment
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
difficult to ...; hard to ...
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
even if not; even without
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
just one person; only one
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square