slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
all; entire; whole; altogether
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to grow up; to become an adult
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sorry; excuse me; thank you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
three persons; three parties
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
God; god; ace; king; superior person
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses