life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to grow hoarse; to become husky
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to use up all one's strength
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
in the meanwhile; during the time
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
each place; various places
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy