listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
human intellect; knowledge
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
rising; ascending; climbing
battlefield; battleground
right in the center (centre)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
change; alteration; modification
finish; completion; the end
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh