early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
speculation; thinking; meditation
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
manner of using one's hands
sour look; surly face; pout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
estimate (of costs); budget
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
quality (of a product or a service)
influence; effect; impact
having no money; lack of money
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
raisins; currants; dried grapes
to push away; to push aside; to shove
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting