late at night; at a late hour
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
name; given name; first name
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be helpful; to be useful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be silent; to say nothing
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude