(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
lodging host; lodging place
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
slightly early; just before
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
free time; time at leisure
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
news; word; tidings; omen
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
since one was born; (in) all one's life
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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
depending on; dependent on
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
fixed interval; fixed period
technical training; professional education
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized