good things come to those who wait
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
publication of results; announcement of results
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
tingling; stinging; pungently
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
four characters; four letters
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
stepwise; one step at a time
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
contributor; poster; submitter
in the future; another day; later
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know