slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
how; in what way; how about; questionable
unexpectedly; surprisingly
long ago; already; a long time ago
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be too numerous; to be too much
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
regret; repentance; remorse
forcibly; against one's will
knot (nautical mile per hour)
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.