Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
declaration; proclamation; announcement
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
fixed date; settlement date
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to repeat; to do something over again
every month; each month; monthly
to claim victims; to cause casualties
all (there is); as long as there is
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
contradiction; inconsistency
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...