as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
within Earth's atmosphere; inner space
cooperation; collaboration
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
morning session (stock exchange); morning trading
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
just managing; with great difficulty
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
Pocari Sweat (sports drink)
(historical) investigation