to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
older brother and younger sister
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
what proportion; what percentage
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
part-time employer; place where one works part-time