occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
do, re, mi, fa (solfa syllables)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
how long; how far; how much
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to become better; to improve
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
overlapping; piling; stacking
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy