(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
being a good listener; good listener
another time; some other time
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
free time; time at leisure
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to stretch (unbend) oneself
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
guardians; parents; father and older brother
stereopsis; stereoscopic vision
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
fried squid ring; (fried) calamari
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
cooking program; cookery show
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
more than usual (usu. time)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat