time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
morning; forenoon; just before noon
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
murder; homicide; manslaughter
confusion; mixing; merger
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
favourite motto; pet saying
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
tool; implement; means; furniture
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to paint (draw) a picture
marking; grading; scoring
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to thrust before; to thrust at
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage