drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
neglecting; leaving alone
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to follow another's example
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
never mind!; don't worry about it
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
wearing one's hair in braids
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout