it's no joke; gimme a break!
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be prolonged; to drag on
to fold up; to fold into layers
trouble; bother; annoyance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
preface; introduction; preamble
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to lay aside; to set aside
such; like that; that sort of; very
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in accordance with plans; just as planned
final; eventual; ultimate
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
on the occasion of; at the time of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely