to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fields (of rice and other crops)
gifted man; accomplished man
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
all you can drink; bottomless cup
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
(turned out) all right in the end
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning