to get late; to advance; to wear on
street at night; making a night journey
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
main street; avenue; boulevard
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
bungalow; one-story house
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
tenement house; row house
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
cake served with tea; teacake
to head home; to leave for home
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
according to plan; as planned; on target
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in