forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
first-rate; finest quality; the best
drunkenness; intoxication
to bring; to take; to bring about
sobering up; method of sobering up
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
vigorous; cheerful; assertive