in this way; thus; such; uh...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
that day; the very same day
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
person of common sense; common sense man
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
scenery; scene; landscape
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
in the morning; during the morning
first thing in the afternoon
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to face; to go towards; to head towards
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
winter vacation; winter holidays
corridor; hallway; passageway
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease