going to bed; retiring (for the night)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
society; the world; the times
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
suffix for train car numbers
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
naked eye; the physical eye
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
right beside; close to; nearby