solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to work hard; to work diligently
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
sympathy; empathy; response
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
technical journal (periodical, magazine)
in swarms; in great crowds
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
discount coupon or ticket
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
battlefield; battleground
hanging cupboard; wall cabinet
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)