finding employment; getting a job
to show up; to appear; to turn up
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
pitch dark; total darkness
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
bedside; near one's pillow
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
heroine; female protagonist
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
pistol; handgun; revolver
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household