Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
doing whatever one pleases
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
middle of the night; dead of night
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dozens; scores of; decades
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
keep up your strength; chin up!