to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to join forces; to cooperate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to breathe while sleeping
deep inside; innermost place
already; now; no longer; not any more
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
local specialty; special product (of a region)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
price; cost; value; worth; value
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
quality (of a product or a service)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to employ; to hire; to charter