flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
digital versatile disc; DVD
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
it hasn't been long since
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
periodic; regular; routine
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
judgment; judgement; discernment
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
individual; particular; discrete; distinct
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
canned cat food; tin of cat food
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)