(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
woman; female; feminine gender
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
because of; owing to; due to
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
interview (e.g. for a job)
story; tale; talk; discussion
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
active; positive; progressive
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
unique type; one of a kind
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
autumn moon; harvest moon
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)