frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
chance (of success); odds
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
whispered conversation; whispering
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
special; particular; peculiar; unique
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to not believe one's ears
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
every person; each one; everybody
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to degenerate; to lapse into
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)