success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
presence; sitting with; being with
negotiations; discussions; connection
compilation; editing; recording
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
willpower; energy; vitality
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
just above; right overhead
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
bhava (becoming, existence)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
homecoming; returning home
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce