softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
overlap; duplication; doubling
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
casual speech; peer language; informal language
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
after a long time; for the first time in a while
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sick person; patient; invalid
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to pretend; to act (as if)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
one (thing); one piece; one item
to like; to love; to be fond of
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi