what time; (lit.) which hour
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
office building; office complex
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
several hundred million years
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to prostrate oneself before