valuable article; valuables
to smirk; to grin broadly
fucking; screwing; having sex
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
scene; sight; scenario; setting
shopping; purchased goods
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
one day; (on) a certain day
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
without cause; without reason
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
in the meantime; meanwhile
children's song; nursery rhyme
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
every year; yearly; annually
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
slot machine in a pachinko parlor (parlour)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing