to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
all night; throughout the night
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall