pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to set (sun); to become dark
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to collect; to assemble; to gather
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
but; however; provided that
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)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)