lateness; tardiness; arriving late
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
good performance; good work; great success
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
security; stability; safety; peace
teacher; instructor; professor
Leo (constellation); the Lion
the other day; lately; recently
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
like this; this sort; this way
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
plural; multiple; plural (number)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
wounded person; injured person
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble