to pass (of time); to elapse
letter; missive; note; mail
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
imperial court; royal court
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
opinion; intention; thought
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
France; French (language)
trend; tendency; momentum
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
totally willing; fully motivated
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
physical condition; state of health
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)