period of time; time slot; time zone
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
something; some kind of; for some reason
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...