circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
putting one's courage to the test
open; public; official; overt
anything and everything; just about everything
legend; folklore; tradition
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
according to plan; as planned
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
one-sided; partial; unfair
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
both (people); the two of them
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer