late at night; small hours of the morning
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to apologize; to apologise
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
antiques; old works of art
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
(not) even once; (not) ever
together; at the same time; same; identical
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be erected; to be built
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to become rustic; to be countrified
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky