never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
total hours spent working
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
relationships with the opposite sex
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
God; god; ace; king; superior person
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
commuting to school; school commute
molester; groper; masher; pervert
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to summon courage; to be brave
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
account (e.g. for an online service)
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
common people; ordinary people; masses
vice; immorality; corruption
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
retail store; retail shop
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
meat shop; butcher's shop
bungalow; one-story house