absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to shed light; to cast light
incident; affair; happening; event
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
without eating or drinking
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
succession; continuation; series; sequence
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
silence (not speaking); muteness
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
covered with; stained; smeared
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
prospects of victory; chances of success
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to drink up; to drain (cup)