to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
door; gate; opening; title page
appointment; rendezvous; date
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
table tennis club; ping-pong club
weight training; muscle training
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
voice training; vocal exercises
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to stop walking; to pause
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
practice; practising; training; study
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life