these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
preparations for returning (home)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
stupid idiot; total moron
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
some people; a few people; several people
(another's) daughter; young lady
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
this is why; this means; it is the case that
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy