expectation;  anticipation;  hope;  promising;  rising;  up-and-coming
 had better ...;  had better not ...
 lovely;  dear;  beloved;  pitiable;  pitiful
 wow!;  oh!;  yeah!;  alright!;  waah!;  boohoo!
 to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down);  to put on;  to bear (guilt, etc.)
 to step aside;  to move (i.e. out of the way);  to make way
 phew;  whew;  huff;  whoo;  wohoo
 numerical value;  numerics;  reading (on a meter, etc.)
 careful;  cautious;  prudent;  discreet;  deliberate
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 ability;  gift;  talent;  sai;  traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
 just barely;  only just;  at the very limit;  at the last moment
 calculation;  reckoning;  count;  forecast
 to lose;  to be defeated;  to succumb;  to give in;  to be inferior to;  to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
 future;  possible;  potential;  prospective
 weeping;  sobbing;  softly (crying);  with a prolonged dull pain;  having a griping pain
 to spread out;  to lay out;  to take a position;  to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
 to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 world;  society;  people;  the public
 already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
 twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar);  December
 December;  twelfth month of the lunar calendar
 to pass (of time);  to elapse
 soon;  in a moment;  nearby;  close;  direct;  spot transaction
 to play (games, sports);  to enjoy oneself;  to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.);  to be idle;  to do nothing;  to meet up (with friends);  to hang out
 (approximate) time;  around;  suitable time (or condition);  time of year;  season
 speaking of ...;  when it comes to ...;  as for ...;  if one were to say ...
 one large ...;  a great ...
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 Saint;  St.;  S.;  sacred;  holy;  pure
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 to clear;  to make clear;  to be unruffled;  to look unconcerned;  to look demure;  to look prim
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 sect;  denomination;  school (e.g. of poetry)
 (religious) faith;  belief;  creed
 unrelated;  irrelevant;  unconcerned;  unconnected