waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
terrain; geographical features; topography
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
young person; young man; (arch.) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (arch.) young (homosexual) male prostitute; (arch.) young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (arch.) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to spread; to be propagated
national character; regional character
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to correct oneself; to restate
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
eating between meals; snacking
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
contemplation; meditation