thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(short) rest; breather; break
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
duty; obligation; responsibility
water outlet; tap; faucet
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
nice; good; well-executed
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
heading; headline; index; headword
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)