time; hour; season; time of the year
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
district; section; sector
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
free translation; liberal translation
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
first of all; in the first place
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to hide; to keep to oneself
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
limited; limiting; restrictive
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair