to wait and see; to see how the land lies
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
that's true; of course; obviously
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
call; summons; convening; convocation
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to face; to go towards; to head towards
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
instant; moment; for an instant
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
close to the wall; alongside the wall
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest