unheard-of; unprecedented
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
young person; youth; young
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
shopping; purchased goods
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
together; at the same time; same; identical
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bank; banking institution
starting line; starting point
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
does not seem; unlikely; improbable