back street; back alley; off-street
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
here and there; in places
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
hotel charge; lodging expense
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
cutting in line; queue jumping
naughty; mischievous; unruly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
surrounding at a distance
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to run around; to bustle about
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
bill (at a restaurant); check
good performance; good work; great success
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to