consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
being too late; losing one's final chance
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
although I say; although one might say; although called
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
schedule; program; programme; agenda
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
the same; the said; likewise
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
space (room, area, outer space)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
leaving work; clocking out
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake