to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be kind to; to treat kindly
second; number two; runner-up
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
call; summons; convening; convocation
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
preparations for returning (home)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)