quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
called; known as; that; to say
global positioning system; GPS
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
reality; actuality; hard fact
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
waterworks bureau; water department
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
use; utilization; utilisation; application
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy