twelfth day of the month; twelve days
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
very; extremely; excessively
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
while; during (the time when)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
how; in what way; how about
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to subsist; to keep on living
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
second (unit of time); arc second
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound