to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
vacant house; unoccupied house
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
pitch dark; total darkness
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
route; way; course; directions
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
person being waited for; person who waits
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
spring clothing; New Year clothing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
... and eastward; east of
considerably; greatly; a lot
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be hot on a person's heels
womanly; ladylike; feminine
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed