almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
rising; ascending; climbing
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
confidentially; privately; off the record
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
something; some kind of; for some reason
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
dry riverbed; river beach
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
leading; guiding; commanding
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
children's park; children's playground
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
clearing one's throat; cough