for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
tiles matching the round wind
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
(appropriate for) one's age
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
large monster (Japanese film genre)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
20th day of the month; 20 days
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
proud; having a prominent nose
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
trembling voice; quavering voice
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to do (a person) good; to bring profit