that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
group of companies; combine
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
magician; conjurer; illusionist
members; member; constituent
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat