one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
eating between meals; snacking
spotlight; close observation
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
social dance; ballroom dancing
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
posture; position; stance
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
particularly; only; in the case of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
no exception; without exception; always the same
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to walk around; to travel around
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
this and that; one thing or another