guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
the same generation; coeval
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
job hunting; job searching
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
matcha; powdered green tea
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
attendance; presence; appearance
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
single word; a few words; brief comment
family; members of a family
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
work style; way of working
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
sincere; honest; faithful
man; male; masculine gender