time; hour; season; time of the year
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
about when; about what time; how soon
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
welcome party for new students
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
already; now; no longer; not any more
tradition; legend; folklore
region; limits; stage; level
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
equality; impartiality; evenness
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)