at the last moment; this late in the game
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
pull; patronage; tug; discount
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
hard to get; hard to come by
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
surgery; surgical procedure
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
knowing; (an) acquaintance
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat