damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
looking depressed; long face
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
street at night; making a night journey
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
whistle (sound made with the lips)
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love