May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
fast-talking; rapid talking
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
foreign; abroad; overseas
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
about the same; about equal to; close match
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
almost; roughly; approximately
the same; the said; likewise