just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
registration; accession; register; entry; record
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
illegal; illicit; unlawful
use; utilization; utilisation; application
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
development; exploitation
company; corporation; workplace
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
time; season; period; phase; stage
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to become desperate; to give in to despair
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
cooperation; collaboration
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request