middle of the night; dead of night
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to begin talking; to open up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to collect; to assemble; to gather
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
particularly; only; in the case of
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
continuation; succession; series
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
adds force or indicates command
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)