diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
call; summons; call; invocation; 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)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
great hurry; great haste; rush
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
business trip; official trip
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
time; season; period; phase; stage
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to breathe out; to exhale
how long; how far; how much
everyday life; daily life
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation