a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
competing; competition; auction
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
older sister; lass; young lady
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cause someone to worry
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
club activities; extracurricular activities
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
Delaware (US state); Delaware (grape variety)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down