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