to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
high rice field; very fertile rice field
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
aloneness; loneliness; solitude