intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
outside the city area; suburbs
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
all present; all concerned; all of us
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
carelessly; inattentively
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent