to leave word; to leave a message
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
case worker; case officer
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
entreaty; appeal; petition
exemption; exoneration; discharge
women's group; women's association
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in the morning; during the morning
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
settlement; conclusion; summary
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
never mind!; don't worry about it
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
selection; choice; option
beyond that point; after that
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
change; alteration; modification
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
graduation ceremony; commencement
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...