impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
door; gate; opening; title page
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to watch over; to watch attentively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
setting off (on a trip); departure
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)