lateness; tardiness; arriving late
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
time; season; period; phase; stage
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
action committee; executive committee
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash