vacant house; unoccupied house
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to crack; to develop a crack
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
desperately; for one's dear life
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
not caring; not giving a damn
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
not necessarily so; is not always true
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
from the viewpoint of; according to
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
direct unforked road; straight path
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)