promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
symbol; code; sign; notation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon