time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
(a) short story; short-story writer
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
three people sitting in a triangle
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
reality; actuality; hard fact
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
... and westward; west of
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest