before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
amount of sugar; sugar content
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to be entwined; to be involved
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any