evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
front; frontage; facade; main
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
continuation; succession; series
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
story; tale; talk; discussion
participation; joining; entry; adherence
life; living; I; me; student
of course; certainly; naturally
police force; police squad
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
police officer; policeman; constable
a few years ago; some years back
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize