startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
company housing; housing provided by one's company
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
front; frontage; facade; main
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
in the meanwhile; during the time
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
infrared rays; infrared radiation
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
other side; opposite side; other party
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees