halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
bed and food; eating and sleeping
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
outside the city area; suburbs
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
very popular; highly favoured
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
success; prosperity; boom
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
being a good listener; good listener