putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
running away; escaping on foot
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go out and away; to leave
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
shopping; purchased goods
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
older sister; lass; young lady
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)