gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
I see; that's right; indeed
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
compensating; making up for; supplementation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
specialization; specialisation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
president (of a society); chairman
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)