street at night; making a night journey
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ward management; ward administration
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
closing time; lockup; curfew
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
town; city; municipal; urban
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
serious look (on one's face); straight face
at least; at most; (even) just
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
friendly relations; social relations; social life
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)