much less; to say nothing of
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(courteous) invitation; call
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
friendly match (game); friendly
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)