showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; period; class
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
difference; variation; difference
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; position; location; position; standing; status
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
2nd day of the month; two days
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation