any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
older brother and younger sister
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to order; to command; to appoint
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
good humour (humor); good mood
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
electrical appliances; electric appliances
technological development
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
having said that; on the other hand
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
results; record; grades; marks
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)