to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
great laughter; burst of laughter
close; intimate; on good terms
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
because of; owing to; due to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
club activities; extracurricular activities
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
myself; yourself; I; me; you
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
man; male; masculine gender
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
home area; home town; local
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign