hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to begin; to set about; to start
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
way out; means to escape; escape route
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
duty; function; office; mission; task
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
in name only; titular; nominal
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
foreign; abroad; overseas
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
negotiations; discussions; connection
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to look forward to something
to be helpful; to be useful
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
you (plural); all of you; you all
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)