to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to run around; to bustle about
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
New Year's Eve; December 31
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to call each other; to call out to one another
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love