development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
even more; still more; further
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
in spite of; regardless of
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to shed light; to cast light
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
maintaining the status quo
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
test period; exam period; examination time
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
return of something; repayment
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
racewalking; race walking; walking race
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding