riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
setting sail; departure (from a port)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
trouble; bother; annoyance
it is I who should say so
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment