to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
competitive swimming; swimming race
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
furious facial expression
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
quality (of a product or a service)
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
dozens; scores of; decades
tag; slip; label; sticker
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
morning; forenoon; just before noon
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)