to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
kitchen; financial situation
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
future; possible; potential; prospective
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
memory; sense; experience
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
simply; merely; only; solely
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
department store; department
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed