lateness; tardiness; arriving late
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
poor physical health; bad shape
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
president (of a society); chairman
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
surely; certainly; without doubt
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that is to say; so that means
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many