to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
training room (hall); gymnasium
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
isolation; being alone; being friendless
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
one large ...; a great ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
light; right; right field; right fielder
piece; fragment; one (object)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
nocturnality; nocturnal habits