vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
they; those guys; those fellows
living person; the living
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
variety of court dance (Nara period)
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
without thinking of the consequences
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)
downturn; downward swing; downside
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
time around sunset; early evening
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
quickly; swishing; whooshing
outfit featuring pants (as opposed to a skirt)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into