middle of the night; dead of night
speaking voice; talking voice
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
oblique line; forward slash
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
study; library; den; home office; reading room
armory; armoury; ordnance department
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
behind; in the rear; in back
to be too numerous; to be too much
overlapping; piling; stacking
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent