slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
income; receipts; revenue
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
expression; presentation; representation; notation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
ordinary people; general public; public at large
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)