time; hour; period; class
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
difference; variation; difference
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
considerably; fairly; quite
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; situation; position; location
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
in comparison to; rather than
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
second day of the month; two days
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump