to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
corridor; hallway; passageway
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
image; figure; figure; form; image
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
towering; astonishingly high
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
four (long cylindrical things)
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
still; even now; to this day
grasp; catch; understanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
dramatic role for child; child actor
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
regular customer; valued client
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means