negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
something; some kind of; for some reason
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once