to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
this (very thing); this precisely
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
police cell; place of detention; jail
another shop, store, or firm
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
twice; again; second time
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
near; nearby; not far off
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for