March; third month of the lunar calendar
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
making money; making a profit
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
small sum (of money); small amount
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
since one was born; (in) all one's life
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to learn something through hearing
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
moderately; in moderation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out