birth; creation; formation
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
round shape; circle; circular form
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
high efficiency; high performance
society; the world; the times
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to gather; to collect; to assemble
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
tradition; legend; folklore
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
frequency (of occurrence)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
standard equipment; standard feature
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to attempt; to test; to try out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
this (very thing); this precisely
greeting; a fine thing to say
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
headquarters; head office; main office