gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
since when; from when; how long
after school (at the end of the day)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
training; drill; practice; discipline
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to complain; to make a complaint
just because; even if; even though
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
nonchalant air; unruffled air
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to beat time; to mark time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
individual; private person; personal; private
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery