opening and shutting; opening and closing
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
perfect; complete; flawless
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
from now; from this moment; henceforth
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
postcard; memo; note; card
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
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flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
about this time; about now
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?