expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to go ahead; to pull ahead
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in proportion to; just as much as
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be surprised; to be astonished
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
later on; eventually; afterwards
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to hide; to keep to oneself