thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
for example; for instance; e.g.
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
river; stream; River; the ... river
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
platform; home; home base; home plate
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning