expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
the future; future prospects
sorry; excuse me; thank you
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
now that; since; so long as; because
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to look around; to survey
estimate (of costs); budget
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment