nightlife districts; drinking districts
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to have a talk; to tell a story
commerce; trade; business
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
high grade; special grade; classy
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in succession; one by one