just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
should; must; -able; probably; likely
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
early (days); initial stage; initial
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
how long; how much; to what extent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
in that way; thus; so; so?
rental video; video rental shop
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
membership card; membership certificate
large number (of); many; majority
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection