beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
it's been a long time; long time no see
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
evening; last night; yesterday evening
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
comparatively; relatively
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
success; prosperity; boom
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
mum; mom; mummy; the missus