to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
barbershop; barber shop; barber
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
public lavatory; sexually promiscuous woman
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
every evening; every night
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
solid; substantial; substantive
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
presumption; assumption; estimation
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
home area; home town; local
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person