readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
work; business; company; study
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
still (continuing); as ever; further
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
out of control; uncontrollable
dealing with; coping with