vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
around the clock; day and night
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
(your) judgment; discernment
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Taisai; one of the eight gods of the koyomi; (arch.) Jupiter (planet)
this world; this life; this generation; present day
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
falsely similar; counterfeit
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
birds of a feather flock together
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
godparent; first person to give something its name
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
infant; baby; little child
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
in that way; like that; that way
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
offender; criminal; culprit