increase in activity; activation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
presumption; assumption; estimation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to rearrange; to resequence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
tenth day of the month; ten days
period of time; time slot; time zone
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
no, not like that (but like this)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)