one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
every year; yearly; annually
every month; each month; monthly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
of no interest; not interested
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
dullard; indecisive person
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
these guys; these fellows
to grow up; to become an adult
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"