until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
script; libretto; scenario
close; intimate; on good terms
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
had better ...; had better not ...
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
piece; fragment; one (object)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
matter of time; question of time
work; business; company; study
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
the last moment; the very end
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
of no interest; not interested
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
trouble; bother; annoyance
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
scene; sight; scenario; setting
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
birth; creation; formation
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat