box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to speak ill of; to disparage
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
normal duties; (one's) regular work
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to cease; to stop; to be over
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
putting out the light; switching off the light
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
in the same way as; just like
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account