to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
9th day of the month; nine days
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
pretension; assumption (of a title)
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
reign; being on the throne
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
quick to seize an opportunity
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
offender; transgressor; violator