now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
main force; chief object; mainline
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
government service; the bureaucracy
honour; honor; glory; privilege
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
physical condition; state of health
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to have no chance (of succeeding)
stepwise; one step at a time
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to step firmly; to harden by treading
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
only; merely; but; no more than
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability