carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
only; merely; but; no more than
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to slide into; to slip into
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
until now; so far; up to the present
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away