elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to begin; to set about; to start
time; hour; season; time of the year
to blow out; to spout out
travelling alone; solitary journey
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
sphere; circle; range; category
sixth day of the month; six days
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
spider's thread; spider silk
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
occupation; calling; livelihood
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
night watch; night watchman
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to be boiled; to be cooked
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments