firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
condition; state (of health); appearance
highly unpredictable; touch and go
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to take a breath; to take a short rest
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
company housing; housing provided by one's company
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
silence; stillness; quietness
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to indicate; to show; to point to
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on