seating allocation (conference, banquet, etc.)
pitch black; completely black
about; concerning; as to; regarding
start of a romance; beginning of love
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to quit one's job; to resign
world history; international history
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to begin to appear; to begin to come in