to call again; to call someone back
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to check; to stop; to keep back
propulsive power; driving force
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
adverse circumstances; adversity
devotion; attachment; infatuation
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
in order; in turn; one by one
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
building (physical structure) of a kindergarten, preschool, etc.
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention