red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
preface; introduction; preamble
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
ditch next to railway track
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
half a point (esp. in go)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by