maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
deep-fried horse mackerel
set meal; special (of the day)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
brand items; brand-name goods
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
finding employment; getting a job
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to head home; to leave for home
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to go past; to pass; to pass by
roadway; road; carriageway
in case of; at that time; at this time
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
with a collapse; with a slump
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
new life; fresh start; new routine
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
settlement; solution; resolution