to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
in the meanwhile; during the time
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be exhausted; to be tired out
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look away; to turn away
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
moisture; humidity; dampness
up until now; as recently as the present