time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
standard; average; typical; normal
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
in succession; one after another
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
(being) worth seeing; impressive
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence