at the critical moment; when it counts
to move forward; to move on
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to cease; to stop; to be over
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
courteous; decorous; polite
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
rising; ascending; climbing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
person who poses a high risk
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
semi-transparent; translucent
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
political organization; political organisation
street oratory; soapbox speech
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of